Hamas handed over three more hostages to the red cross. Israel will release 183 Palestinian prisoners

The Hamas terrorist group handed over to the Red Cross to the three Israeli hostages, Times of ISRAEL reports.

Released-53-year-old Eli Sharabi, 56-year-old Ohad Ben-Ami and 34-year-old Or Levy.

Before the transfer of the Red Cross, Hamas arranged a public ceremony, during which the hostages were forced to read propaganda speeches. The office of the prime minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu said that "they would not leave the terrifying personnel that they saw today."

In exchange for the released hostages, Israel will release 183 Palestinian prisoners during the day, 18 of which were sentenced to life imprisonment. Seven of the released prisoners immediately after the release will be deported.

• This is the fifth exchange, which took place from the beginning of the truce, which entered into force on January 19.
• During the previous four, Hamas released 18 hostages, including five Thai citizens. Israel freed 400 prisoners - among them were both criminals sentenced to life imprisonment, and those who were detained for a long time without trial, including minors.