Three Israelis and five Thai nationals were freed earlier in what PM Benjamin Netanyahu called "shocking scenes".

JERUSALEM, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli female soldier was freed by Gaza militants on Thursday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement. A live broadcast showed Agam Berger, 20, entering a Red Cross vehicle in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip, surrounded by Islamic Jihad and Hamas militants.

Jerusalem is reportedly preparing to free several high-profile Palestinian terrorists in exchange for the hostages.

He suggested various ways in which the combat tactics from the Gaza Strip could be implemented in the northern West Bank.

The ceasefire is aimed at winding down the deadliest and most destructive war ever fought between Israel and Hamas and securing the release of dozens of hostages captured in the militants’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack, which triggered the fighting.

Hamas is set to release three more Israeli captives and five Thai captives on Thursday, while Israel is expected to free another 110 Palestinian detainees.

Israel on Monday began allowing Palestinians to return to the heavily destroyed north of the Gaza Strip for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas, in accordance with a fragile ceasefire.

Qatar and the U.S. announced the ceasefire on Wednesday, but the deal hung in limbo for more than a day as Netanyahu insisted there were last-minute snags he blamed on

Hamas is freeing three more Israeli captives and five Thai captives on Thursday, the third such release since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold earlier this January.

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Katz, who had declared an end to administrative arrests of Jews in Judea and Samaria, summoned the young man's rabbis to his office