Hamas has handed over four female Israeli soldiers, while 200 Palestinians detained in Israeli prisons have been released in the second such exchange under the fragile ceasefire in Gaza.
Karina Ariev, 20, Daniella Gilboa, 20, Naama Levy, 20, and Liri Albag, 19, were all stationed at an observation post on the edge of the besieged strip; they were seized by Hamas fighters who overran their base during the attack on Israel on 7 October 2023. A Palestinian source told Reuters that one of the soldiers was being held by Islamic Jihad.
