Hamas begins Israeli hostage release in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel

Hamas has released the first two of six Israeli hostages due to be freed on Saturday under the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

The two hostages, Tal Shoham, 40, and Avera Mengistu, 39, were put into Red Cross ambulances after being brought out onto a stage by masked and armed Hamas fighters in front of a crowd in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

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