Three more Israeli hostages freed by Hamas as ceasefire holds

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Friends and families of three hostages celebrated their return after they were released by Hamas on Saturday (Feb 15) as the Gaza ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel stays.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Emotions ran high among the friends of three hostages who were released by Hamas on Saturday

00:11as the Gaza ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel stays.

00:15Many struggled to hold back their tears, overwhelmed with relief and joy when they saw on TV the

00:20release of Sagui Dekel Chen, Yair Horn and Alexander Trufanov in Khan Younis.

00:31After the signing of documents between Hamas and the International Committee of the Red

00:35Cross, the trio were led onto the stage where they made brief remarks.

00:40They were then handed over to the Red Cross, tasked to send them back to Israel.

00:45Hamas said the trio were freed in exchange for 369 Palestinian prisoners and detainees,

00:51easing concerns that the agreement could collapse before the 42-day ceasefire ended.

00:57Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump had warned

01:01Hamas that if the hostages were not returned by Saturday, Hamas would have to face the

01:06consequences.

01:09Many Israelis also gathered at the Hostages Square in Tel Aviv to witness the release

01:13of the hostages.

01:15There are still some 70 hostages yet to be released by Hamas.

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