Hamas has handed over four hostages to the Red Cross as part of a ceasefire deal with Israel.
The four women had previously been identified as Karina Ariev, Daniela Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag.
All four were Israeli military observation troops abducted from a base in Nahal Oz during Hamas' attacks on southern Israel on October 7, 2023.
This is the second batch of hostage releases under the agreement between Hamas and Israel.
Hamas handed over three Israeli civilian hostages on Sunday. In exchange, Israel released scores of Palestinian detainees.''
Houthis release 153 detainees — Red Cross
Yemen's Houthi rebel group has unilaterally released 153 detainees, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said.
It comes a day after the group signaled its willingness to release detainees.
The ICRC said it "welcomes this unilateral release as another positive step towards reviving negotiations" to end Yemen's civil war, which began in 2014.
Earlier this week, the Houthis said they would limit their attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea as the Gaza ceasefire came into effect.
The Houthi-owned al-Masirah TV reported on Wednesday that the group had handed over the 25-member crew of the Bahamas-flagged Galaxy Leader, which the rebels hijacked in November 2023, to Oman.
"The release of the Galaxy Leader crew comes within the framework of our solidarity with Gaza and in support of the ceasefire agreement," al-Masirah quoted the Houthis' top governing body as saying.
On Friday, the United Nations said the group had detained UN staff, and called for their release.
