Israel-Gaza updates: 17 more hostages released, including 4-year-old American girl, officials say
Fourteen Israeli and three foreign hostages were released Sunday, the IDF said.
Thousands of people have died and thousands more have been injured since the militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7 and Israel retaliated with a bombing campaign and total siege of the neighboring Gaza Strip, leaving the region on the verge of all-out war.
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What we know about the conflict
The latest outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that governs the Gaza Strip, has passed the four-month mark.
In the Gaza Strip, at least 30,228 people have been killed and 71,377 others have been wounded by Israeli forces since Oct. 7, according to Gaza's Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health.
In Israel, at least 1,200 people have been killed and 6,900 others have been injured by Hamas and other Palestinian militants since Oct. 7, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
There has also been a surge in violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Israeli forces have killed at least 395 people in the territory since Oct. 7, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health.
The ongoing war began after Hamas-led militants launched an unprecedented incursion into southern Israel from neighboring Gaza via land, sea and air. Scores of people were killed while more than 200 others were taken hostage, according to Israeli authorities. The Israeli military subsequently launched retaliatory airstrikes followed by a ground invasion of Gaza, a 140-square-mile territory where more than 2 million Palestinians have lived under a blockade imposed by Israel and supported by Egypt since Hamas came to power in 2007. Gaza, unlike Israel, has no air raid sirens or bomb shelters.
13 more hostages expected to be released Sunday: Egyptian officials
Egypt's State Information Service said another 13 hostages will be freed by the Hamas terror group Sunday after 51 days in captivity in Gaza.
Israel is expected to free 39 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails on Sunday as part of the negotiated agreement, Egyptian officials said.
-ABC News' Ayat Al-Tawy
33 Palestinian detainees released to West Bank: ICRC
The International Committee of the Red Cross said it facilitated the release on Saturday of 33 Palestinian detainees from Israel to the West Bank.
A bus carrying the detainees arrived in Al Bireh in the West Bank early Sunday, The Associated Press reported.
More aid delivered to Gaza on 2nd day of pause: UN
On the second day of the humanitarian pause, 61 trucks of aid were delivered to northern Gaza on Saturday, the largest number since Oct. 7, according to the United Nations' Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
The aid included food, water and emergency medical supplies, as well as 11 ambulances delivered to Al Shifa Hospital to help with evacuations, OCHA said.
Additionally, nearly 200 trucks and 129,000 liters of fuel crossed into Gaza on Saturday, it said.
"The longer the pause lasts, the more aid humanitarian agencies will be able to send in and across Gaza," OCHA said in a statement.
Hostages heading to hospitals to reunite with families: IDF
The hostages released on Saturday are en route to hospitals in Israel, where they will reunite with their families, the Israel Defense Forces said.
"The released hostages underwent an initial medical assessment, one civilian was transferred to a hospital an hour ago, and others are currently on their way to hospitals where they will reunite with their families," the IDF said in its latest statement.
"The IDF, Israeli security forces, and healthcare are ready to continue receiving additional hostages according to the agreement, alongside the IDF preparation to continue operating in the Gaza Strip," the statement continued.
Hamas releases total of 24 hostages on Friday as part of truce
A total of 24 hostages were freed by Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Friday as part of a temporary truce with Israel, ABC News has learned.
The International Committee of the Red Cross, which is facilitating the release and transfer of the hostages, issued a statement confirming "the safe release of 24 hostages."
"We have facilitated this release by transporting them from Gaza to the Rafah border, marking the real-life impact of our role as a neutral intermediary between the parties," the ICRC added.
Qatar, which along with Egypt and the United States mediated the negotiations between Hamas and Israel, also issued a statement from its foreign ministry confirming that the hostages who were released on Friday "include 13 Israeli citizens, some of whom are dual citizens, in addition to 10 Thai citizens and one Filipino citizen."
"We also confirm the release of 39 women and children detained in Israeli prisons accordance with the terms of the first day of the agreement," a spokesperson for the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Earlier, Thailand said 12 of its nationals held by Hamas were freed on Friday.
All 24 hostages crossed into Egypt from Gaza via the Egyptian-controlled Rafah border crossing. They will be transported to hospitals in Israel, sources told ABC News.
-ABC News' Ayat Al-Tawy, Will Gretsky, Jordana Miller and Morgan Winsor