Hyderabad, Feb. 22 -- The Palestine-based resistance group Hamas released three Israeli hostages and handed them over to the Red Cross on Saturday evening February 22.

Before handing them over to Red Cross officials, Hamas operatives brought the hostages named Omer Wenkert, Omer Shem Tov, and Eliya Cohen to the town of Nuseirat, where they were present on stage and given certificates and gifts.

At the handover ceremony, one of the hostages Omer Shem Tov displayed a unique gesture by happily kissing the foreheads of two Hamas members while waving to the spectators. Immediately after the ceremony Red Cross personnel escorted the hostages away with their convoy.

According to The Times of Israel, the father of Omer Shem, Malki Shem Tov exp...