Most were held underground and not exposed to sunlight for extended periods of time When the mother of one of the Thai hostages held in the Gaza Strip for over a year caught sight of her son on a Facebook livestream after his release Thursday,

The cease-fire has held despite a dispute earlier this week over the sequence in which the hostages were released.

Hamas militants have handed over four captive female Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross in Gaza City after parading them in front of a crowd. Israel said the hostages were