Hamas launches 3 frail-looking Israeli hostages for Palestinian detainees under Gaza ceasefire

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Hamas-led militants released three gaunt, frail-looking Israeli captives and Israel freed almost 200 Palestinian detainees Saturday in the current exchange of a ceasefire that has stopped briefly 16 months of war in Gaza.

The hostages ´ condition and scenes of Hamas requiring them to speak in a handover event stimulated outrage in Israel and wiki.rrtn.org could increase pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to extend the ceasefire beyond its existing six-week phase.

Netanyahu has signified he would resume the war, even if that means leaving lots of hostages in captivity. “President Trump completely concurred with me: We will do whatever to return all the hostages, however Hamas will not be there,” Netanyahu said after the exchange.

Civilians Eli Sharabi, 52