the hostages before taking them to medical centres across Israel to be reunited with their families.
The fourth stage will include medical and defence authorities working together to determine whether any of the hostages can be debriefed.
Those hostages will then undergo a debriefing with security officials.
Six hospitals in Israel are ready to receive people freed as part of the hostage deal. They will be cared for in designated compounds, separate from other patients and the media.
Once released, the hostages will be received at Sheba Medical Centre in Tel Hashomer, Shamir Medical Centre, Wolfson, Soroka and Ichilov hospitals, and the Schneider Children’s Medical Centre.
Mr Netanyahu said the agreement included access for the Red Cross to those who would remain hostage in Gaza and that they would have access to any medicine they needed.
Israel-Gaza conflict moves to a new standpoint
If successful, this will mark the largest release of hostages since Hamas militants conducted a deadly assault on Israeli soil more than a month ago, killing about 1,200 people and abducting about 240.
The attack has fuelled Israel’s retaliatory bombardment and ground incursion of the Gaza Strip.
If it holds, the ceasefire will be the longest period in the war without fighting between Israeli forces and militants.
Israel’s military has engaged in ground operations and an aerial bombardment since the October 7 attack, resulting in at least 14,000 deaths, according to local tallies.
It is reported that hostages include Israelis and citizens from other countries.
Four hostages have been released since the day of the attack, two Americans and two Israelis.
The International Committee of the Red Cross has assisted in the release of the hostages.
Source – The National