Hamas has freed three Israeli hostages in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners, in the latest swap under the ceasefire agreed by Israel and the militant group last month. The three hostages handed over on Saturday are American-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen, 36, Argentinian-Israeli Yair Horn, 46, and Russian-Israeli Alexander Troufanov, 29. In return, 369 Palestinians held in Israeli jails were released. So far 19 hostages held in Gaza and over 1,000 Palestinian prisoners have been freed as part of the Gaza ceasefire that began on 19 January 2025. By the end of the first six-week stage of the deal, 33 hostages and 1,900 prisoners are expected to have been freed. On Saturday, in the sixth swap since last month, Israeli hostages were handed over in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
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