Arbel Yehud is one of two captives released by Hamas in a second hostage handover in Khan Younis:::: Khan Younis, GazaHamas handed over three Israelis and five Thai hostages in Gaza on Thursday, but Israel delayed the expected release of Palestinian prisoners after chaotic scenes at one of the handover points,

Hundreds of Palestinians gathered in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza near the family home of slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on Thursday in anticipation of two Israeli hostages being released.Onlookers clambered over smashed concrete on the upper floors of buildings,

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas freed eight hostages on Thursday as part of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, but the chaotic handover of some of the captives, who were shuttled through a rowdy crowd of thousands by masked militants, drew an angry protest from Israel.

Hamas and allied groups arrived at a site in Khan Younis in Gaza ahead of the handover of Israeli hostages on Thursday, Hamas sources and witnesses said. A spokesman said on telegram the group "completed procedures to hand over two Israeli hostages.

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The release was delayed by a chaotic scene in which a crowd of Palestinians surrounded and jeered at hostages as they were turned over to the Red Cross.

Islamic Jihad and Hamas fighters struggled to hold back a crowd of hundreds in a chaotic handover of two Israeli and five Thai hostages in Khan Yunis in southern Gaza on Thursday.Spectators surged forwards,

Palestinian militants began handing over three Israeli hostages in Gaza in return for 110 Palestinian prisoners to be freed under a phased agreement that halted fighting in the shattered coastal territory earlier this month.