The Palestinian Resistance released three Zionist captives in the third round of the first phase of the Al-Aqsa Flood prisoner exchange deal, in addition to five Thai nationals.
Agam Berger, Arbel Yehud, and Gadi Mozes were handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in a public show of force and public solidarity with the Resistance.
Thai nationals Thenna Pongsak, Sathian Suwannakham, Sriaoun Watchara, Seathao Bannawat, and Rumnao Surasak were also released as part of the exchange process.
The occupation military later confirmed that the released of the Zionists captives were received by the occupation army and the Shin Bet in the designated area in the Gaza Strip.
Crowds filled the two handover locations, north and south of the Gaza Strip, including just outside martyred leader Yahya Sinwar’s destroyed residence in Khan Younis, where the Resistance flags were flown.
The al-Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades and the al-Mujahideen Brigades said their groups participated alongside the al-Qassam Brigades and the al-Quds Brigades in the handover process from in front of martyr Sinwar’s house, according to the brigades’ spokespeople Abu Ataya and Abu Bilal respectively.
The Palestinian resistance secured the release of 110 Palestinian prisoners from Zionist jails on Thursday as part of the third phase of the first stage of the prisoner exchange deal.
Thousands of Palestinians gathered at the Ramallah Recreational Complex in the occupied West Bank to welcome the freed detainees
Among those released were 32 prisoners serving life sentences, 48 others with various sentences, and 30 minors. Some of the released prisoners are returning to the occupied West Bank and al-Quds, while others are heading to Gaza.
Notably, among those freed was Zakaria Zubeidi, one of the prisoners who liberated themselves as part of Operation Freedom Tunnel in 2021, and Mohammad Atiya Abu Warda, who was sentenced to 48 life terms and regarded as one of the most high-profile prisoners to be liberated thus far.