Israel has begun releasing a group of Palestinian prisoners after Hamas freed three hostages as part of the ceasefire deal that has halted 15 months of fighting in the Gaza Strip.
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00:00Hamas handed three Israeli hostages over to the Red Cross on Saturday in exchange for
00:06183 Palestinian prisoners set for release by Israeli authorities.
00:12The latest was the fourth round of exchanges during the Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel
00:18and Hamas.
00:19The militants first released French-Israeli Ofar Carderon and Israeli Yarden Bilbas to
00:25the Red Cross in Cairn Eunice.
00:27A third hostage, Keith Segal, was handed over at a separate exchange in Gaza City.
00:32The family of Israeli hostage Ofar Carderon cheered as they watched the coverage of his
00:37release after 15 months of captivity.
00:40Meanwhile, the first bus carrying a group of 32 Palestinian prisoners from Israel's
00:45Ofar prison reached Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, where they were greeted by a jubilant
00:50crowd.
00:52After over a year of fighting, a ceasefire deal agreed to by both Israel and Hamas began
00:57on January 19.