Israeli media say hostages handed to Red Cross in Gaza

BBC LIVE Summary

Israeli media are reporting that a group of Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas in the attacks of 7 October have been handed to the Red Cross in Gaza

The reports say they are now headed for the Egyptian border - but the Israeli government has not officially confirmed this

Their release comes after 12 Thai hostages were also freed by Hamas

Later today, 39 Palestinian detainees held in Israeli jails are due to released to the West Bank

Israel and Hamas struck a deal that will in total see 50 hostages and 150 Palestinian detainees released over four days

The deal - mediated by Qatar - includes a four-day pause in the fighting

More aid is also being allowed into Gaza - 60 lorries carrying medical supplies, fuel and food entered today from Egypt

Hamas’s attacks on 7 October killed 1,200 people, with about 240 taken hostage

Since then, Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says more than 14,000 people have been killed in Israel's retaliatory campaign

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