A team from the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza are on the way to collect Israeli hostages from Hamas, an official involved in the operation has told Reuters. Hamas said that 70 of the 200 Palestinian prisoners to be freed by Israel on Saturday would be deported outside of Gaza and the West Bank, according to a statement by the group, reports Reuters.
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Hamas released the list of 200 Palestinian prisoners set to be released by Israel on Saturday in exchange for four female Israeli soldiers as part of a ceasefire agreement between the group and Israel. The 200 prisoners include long-serving inmates and others with lengthy sentences.
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Hamas has released a list of 200 Palestinian prisoners to be released by Israel, according to a breaking news line from Reuters. More details soon …. Away from Gaza and Israel, about 153 prisoners were released by Yemen’s Houthis on Saturday with support from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), according to a statement by the ICRC.
![[Israeli military helicopters land, ahead of the expected arrival of released Israeli hostages, in Reim, southern Israel, on Saturday.]](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/c00ce3f821ebf170758d6c846850dacac23d7476/0_0_5900_4081/master/5900.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none)
The identities of the prisoners were not disclosed, but the ICRC said they received regular visits by the organization in Yemeni capital Sana’a, reports Reuters. Here are a couple of images coming in via the newswires:. The BBC are reporting that the hostages could be released within the hour. No time has been given officially, but they are basing this on updates from BBC correspondents in Gaza and Israel.
![[Palestinians gather in Gaza City as Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants prepare to release hostages as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel.]](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/1ae73b8f252e77dd7f911563c8e06706f098de94/0_0_1600_1200/master/1600.jpg?width=465&dpr=1&s=none&crop=none)
