Middle East

Hamas Exchanges 6 More Israeli Hostages for Hundreds of Palestinian Prisoners

Dozens of masked Hamas fighters paraded three of the hostages through a jeering crowd in Gaza, just days after misidentifying a body returned to Israel.
Hamas Exchanges 6 More Israeli Hostages for Hundreds of Palestinian Prisoners
Hamas terrorists accompany Israeli hostage Eliya Cohen to be handed over to the Red Cross in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip, after his release as part of the seventh hostage-prisoner exchange on Feb. 22, 2025. Youssef Alzanoun/Middle East Images via AFP via Getty Images
Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
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Terror group Hamas is freeing six more hostages to Israel in exchange for the release of hundreds more Palestinian prisoners.

Dozens of masked Hamas fighters paraded three of the hostages through a jeering crowd in Gaza, the latest in a series of similar grim spectacles that have become commonplace during the group’s prisoner exchanges with Jerusalem.

Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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