As the third round of the prisoner exchange between the Hamas and the Palestinian prisoners began, the Hamas handed over an Israeli soldier to the Red Cross on Thursday. According to the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), the captive had been turned over to them in Gaza and was subsequently returned to Israeli territory, where she underwent a first medical examination. The freed soldier was 19 years old when she was kidnapped on October 7, 2023, from the Nahal Oz military outpost.
As part of the third round of the prisoner and hostage exchange, two additional Israeli and five Thai hostages are also expected to regain their freedom. In return, 110 Palestinians are set to be released from Israeli prisons, the Hamas claims that 30 of whom are children.