"Hamas Releases 17 More Hostages, Including Children, in Ceasefire Deal"

Hamas has released 17 more hostages, including nine children, as part of a ceasefire deal with Israel. Thirteen Israelis, two Thai nationals, and a person from Russia have been freed by the militant group. The hostages were handed over to the Red Cross, with the Israeli hostages taken to Israel and the Thai and Russian nationals crossing the Rafah border with Egypt. Qatar's foreign ministry has announced that 39 Palestinian hostages will be released in exchange for the release of the Israeli civilians and foreign nationals. The world's attention has been on four-year-old Israeli-American Abigail Idan, who has been confirmed as safely in Israel. Family members of the Israeli hostages have described their experiences, including eating rice and pita and sleeping on plastic seats while in captivity.