Gaza: Israel released five Palestinian detainees from the Gaza Strip after months in detention, the Hamas-run Prisoners' Information Office said Thursday. The office confirmed that the freed detainees were transferred by Red Cross teams to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in central Gaza for medical examinations.

According to Anadolu Agency, among the freed prisoners was nurse Tasneem Al-Hams, the daughter of Dr. Marwan Al-Hams, who remains detained in Israeli prisons. Dr. Al-Hams, the head of field hospitals in Gaza, was abducted by Israeli special forces on July 21 while on a medical mission in Rafah, southern Gaza.

Last month, Israel released nearly 2,000 prisoners, including 1,700 from Gaza, under a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement with Hamas. Many of those released reported poor health, recounting experiences of torture, starvation, and humiliation inside Israeli prisons. More than 10,000 Palestinians, including women and children, remain imprisoned in Israel, where they face medical neglect, according to Palestinian and Israeli human rights organizations.

Phase one of the ceasefire deal involves the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. The plan also includes rebuilding Gaza and establishing a new governing mechanism without Hamas. Since October 2023, Israel has killed nearly 70,000 people, mostly women and children, and injured over 170,000 others in attacks in Gaza.