DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Israeli military took custody on Monday of seven living hostages freed by Hamas from captivity in the Gaza Strip.

The military said it had the seven after they were handed over by the International Committee of the Red Cross.

The seven hostages will cross into Israel and be transferred to a military base to be reunited with their families. They’ll then be taken by helicopter to Israeli hospitals.

Hamas earlier said it would release 20 living hostages held in the Gaza Strip in exchange for over 1,900 Palestinian prisoners. The exchange comes as part of the ceasefire reached in the two-year Israel-Hamas war.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas released seven hostages into the custod

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