India, Feb. 23 -- As Palestinians group Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages to the Red Cross, one of them shockingly planted a kiss on the forehead of two of his captors, over a year and a half after he was taken hostage by them.

Israeli hostages Omer Wenkert, Omer Shem Tov, and Eliya Cohen were freed as the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal nears its end. The trio were brought out to stage by Hamas gunmen and paraded as they waved to cameras while holding their release certificates.

In a clip that has now gone viral, Omer Shem Tov, was seen smiling and grabbing the back of a masked Hamas gunmen's head and swiftly planting a kiss on his forehead. He then did the same to another masked gunmen on the stage. Loud cheers erupted a...