Hamas frees four Israeli hostages in Gaza under truce deal

AFP :

Four freed Israeli women hostages were home in Israel Saturday, ending more than 15 months of captivity after Hamas fighters handed them over to the Red Cross under a truce deal in the Gaza war.
The deal is also expected to see a second group of Palestinian prisoners freed.
An AFP journalist witnessed the handover after the four were presented on a stage at a main square in Gaza City, where dozens of masked, armed fighters had gathered earlier.
Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy, all aged 20, and Liri Albag, 19, are all soldiers. Dressed in military fatigues, they smiled and waved on a stage in Gaza City adorned with the message, in Hebrew, “Zionism will not prevail”.
In Tel Aviv, where a crowd gathered to watch the release on a large TV screen at a plaza known as Hostage Square, there were tears of joy and applause as Israeli flags waved.