Hamas hands over 2nd batch of Israeli hostages to Red Cross in Gaza

Hamas announced Monday that it had handed over 13 more hostages to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza, marking the release of the last remaining living hostages held by the group. The first batch of seven Israeli hostages was released earlier in the day as part of a large-scale prisoner swap mediated by Egypt and Qatar, with the ICRC facilitating their handover to the Israeli side.

Another batch of the bodies of deceased hostages is also expected later on Monday, along with the release of about 2,000 Palestinian detainees and prisoners from Israeli prisons as part of the ceasefire deal.