Hamas released three Israeli civilian men it held hostage in Gaza for the past 16 months, and Israel freed 183 Palestinian prisoners as the tenuous Gaza ceasefire ends its third week.

Palestinian militant group Hamas has transferred three Israeli hostages to the Red Cross. Israeli nationals Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi and Or Levy were freed in Deir al-Balah in central Gaza as part of a ceasefire agreement reached in January.

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Hamas-led militants released three gaunt, frail-looking Israeli hostages and Israel freed nearly 200 Palestinian prisoners Saturday in the latest exchange of a ceasefire that has paused 16 months of war in Gaza.