Third round of Gaza hostage releases begins; 110 Palestinian prisoners to be freed
Israeli authorities are, in turn, expected to release 110 Palestinian prisoners. Of those, 32 were sentenced to life imprisonment, and another 30 are children, according to Hamas. • A total of 33 Israeli hostages taken captive by Hamas and other armed groups in the October 7 attacks are supposed to be freed in phase one of the ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas,