Israeli hostage Agam Berger has been handed to the Red Cross by Hamas, the IDF said on Thursday.

She is now on her way toward the IDF at the border crossing with Israel.

Seven other hostages - female civilian Arbel Yehud, 29, Gadi Moses, 80, and five Thai nationals - will also be handed over today.

Ms Yehud and Mr Moses are being handed over by Palestinian Islamic Jihad at a separate location - outside the ruins of former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s home in Khan Younis, according to Palestinian media.

Ms Berger was paraded on stage by Hamas before she was handed to the Red Cross, similar to last week’s hostage release of four surveillance soldiers.

Israel is set to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners in the third exchange since a ceasefire in Gaza took hold earlier this month.

Under the hostages-ceasefire deal, female civilians are to be freed first, followed by female soldiers, the elderly, and those with health conditions.