Israel and Hamas exchange 3 hostages and more than 180 prisoners
Hamas armed men released three other hostages and Israel freed more than 180 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday, quickly leading the last exchange in an agreement of ceased and avoiding the chaos that marked a transfer pulled out at the beginning of this week.Hamas released two hostages, Yarden Bibas, 35, and Ofer Kalderon, 54, in a highly theatrical ceremony in Khan Younis, in the southern strip of Gaza. The group then released the third hostage, Keith Siegel, a 65 -year -old Israeli American, in a separate ceremony in Gaza City. The three, escorted by the workers of the Red Cross, headed to hospitals in Israel, where they gathered with their families after 15 months in captivity.In return, Israel said he released 183 Palestinian prisoners. The buses that transported the Liberati Palestini...