India, Jan. 31 -- Hamas freed eight hostages on Thursday, the latest release by the group since the Gaza ceasefire began on January 19.

Israel released 110 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the eight hostages.

The released hostages included five Thai nationals.

Sharing details, the Israel Defense Forces wrote on X: "After 482 days, 8 hostages that were held captive by Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists in Gaza finally returned to Israel."

Apart from the five Thai nationals, three Israelis were also released in the third phase of the exchange.

According to reports, the release process was delayed due to chaos since a crowd of Palestinians surrounded and jeered at hostages as they were turned over to the Red Cross.

The five Thai n...