After the release of three more hostages from the Gaza Strip, the men were handed over by the Red Cross to the Israeli military on Saturday.
They are now being returned to Israel, where they will undergo medical examinations, the military said. Subsequently, they are to be taken to hospital.
The Palestinian militant organizations Hamas and Islamic Jihad had shortly before handed the three over to Red Cross representatives in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip.
Israelis gather at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, ahead of the release of the three Israeli hostages Sagui Dekel Chen, Alexander Sasha Troufanov and Yair Horn, who had been held captive since October 7, 2023. Palestinian Islamist group Hamas is set to release two Israeli hostages on Saturday following a tense stand-off over the future of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, while Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad plans to release another. Ilia Yefimovich/dpa
