Three Israeli hostages, freed after 491 days in the hands of Hamas terrorists, are emaciated and very weakened. The President of Israel, Isaac Herzog, emphasizes that the treatment of his compatriots by Palestinians is a crime against humanity.

Hamas accused Israel of multiple breaches of their ceasefire agreement on Friday, a day before the scheduled exchange of three more Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners in the latest stage in a fragile deal aimed at ending the war in Gaza.

Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi, and Or Levy – all taken hostage during Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel – were handed to the Red Cross in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, after 491 days of captivity. The three appeared thin and pale when they were led onto a makeshift stage sparking concerns about the condition of hostages under Hamas captivity.