Israeli hostages were marched to stage, required to speak at propaganda ceremony in Gaza * Herzog: Their starved condition shows a 'crime against humanity' * Ramallah crowds cheer returning prisoners;

Or Levy, 34, Eli Sharabi, 52, and Ohad Ben Ami, 56, were handed over by the Red Cross officials to Israel Defense Forces troops at around 11:15 a.m. local time and driven back to Israeli territory some 30 minutes later.

A Welsh family member of Eli Sharabi, one of three hostages released today, told BBC Breakfast it was 'incredibly difficult' to witness the condition of his brother-in-law

Hamas sends list after delay, says Israel to free 183 Palestinian security prisoners in exchange for abductees; 2 male hostages released last Saturday discharged from hospital

Ohad Ben Ami and Eli Sharabi, both taken hostage from Kibbutz Be'eri during the cross-border Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, and Or Levy, who was abducted that same day from the Nova music festival, were handed over to the Red Cross late on Saturday morning, local time.

Armed Hamas fighters led Eli Sharabi, 52, Ohad Ben Ami, 56, and Or Levy, 34, onto a stage, where they were forced to make a public statement before being handed

The three male civilians were freed Saturday in exchange for dozens of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel as part of a ceasefire in Gaza that has paused the war in the Gaza Strip.

Or Levy, Eli Sharabi and Ohad Ben Ami, hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, are released by Hamas militants as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip,

Hamas militants handed over three Israeli hostages on Saturday as part of the fifth exchange under a fragile Gaza ceasefire, with 183 prisoners held by Israel due to be released