The Israeli organization representing families of hostages held in the Gaza Strip was celebrating the news Friday that three male hostages are going to be released the next day. This would be the fourth round of hostage releases in the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas,

Hamas released eight hostages, including three Israelis and five Thais, as part of a hostage-for-prisoner exchange.

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is underway and hostages are being released in stages. But after the initial jubilation of being freed, the released captives — who have been held for more than 15 months — are likely to endure a trying reentry, based on the testimony of those who were held hostage themselves.

The increasingly theatrical and threatening events have angered Israel and put a cease-fire deal at risk.

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An Israeli hostage held for more than a year by Hamas in Gaza was released Thursday morning, marking the first of eight hostages held by the Iran-proxy militia expected to be released throughout t

The cease-fire is also a beacon of hope for Palestinians who have suffered immensely during Israel’s 15-month campaign to eradicate Hamas. The Palestinian civilian death toll is estimated to be in the tens of thousands, with more than 80 percent of the population internally displaced.

Israeli women and an 80-year-old male hostage, along with 5 Thai nationals, were released in Gaza, but Israel delayed its part of the exchange, accusing Hamas of "shocking scenes" at one handover.

Hamas is set to release its first American hostage from captivity in Gaza on Saturday. After being held hostage by the terrorist organization for nearly 16 months, American Israeli Keith Siegel, originally from Chapel Hill,