First, hostage Agam Berger, and then later on Thursday, hostages Arbel Yehoud, Gadi Mozes, and five Thai citizens were released by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Berger was freed in the early morning with Yehoud and Mozes released hours later. In exchange, in the late afternoon, Israel released 110 Palestinian security prisoners, of which around 30 were given life sentences, 48 more were given lengthy jail sentences, and another 30 were convicted minors.
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Source: The Jerusalem Post
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