Hamas has released six more hostages held in Gaza, in exchange for 602 Palestinian prisoners to be freed later on Saturday. The released hostages included four kidnapped during the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack on Israel – Tal Shoham, Omer Shem Tov, Eliya Cohen, and Omer Wenkert. The two other men freed, Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed, have been held in Gaza for years – Mr Mengistu since 2014 and Mr al-Sayed since 2015.
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