Hamas Releases First Group of Hostages Under Deal With Israel

Hamas on Friday released a group of hostages as part of an agreement with the terrorist organization and Israel amid a ceasefire. Thai officials confirmed that 12 captured nationals were among those who were released by Hamas, while Israeli media reported that a group of women and children were being handed over to Egyptian officials. Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said in a social media post that the 12 Thais had been released from captivity in Gaza. There was no further information immediately available about the Thai prisoners, whose release had not previously been announced as one of the terms of an agreed prisoner swap accompanying the first truce of the seven-week-old war....