Released hostages handed over to Israeli military

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.