Red Cross ambulances have arrived in Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah in preparation for the handover of six Israeli hostages to be freed Saturday under the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. AP video showed the ambulances waiting among a crowd with a line of Hamas fighters nearby in Rafah,

The first two hostages, Tal Shoham, 40, and Avera Mengistu, 39, were brought onto a stage in southern Gaza’s Rafah, where they were transferred to Red Cross ambulances before heading to an Israeli border crossing, AP reported.

Gazan crowds cheer as Israeli hostages are handed to the Red Cross in Rafah, highlighting tensions and future negotiations in the ongoing conflict.- Watch Video on English Oneindia

Palestinian resistance group released Tal Shoham, Avera Mengistu in Rafah; Eliya Cohen, Omer Shem-Tov, Omer Wenkert in Nuseirat; Hisham Al-Sayed in Gaza City

Palestinian group sets free Tal Shoham and Avera Mengistu; 4 more Israelis to be released in Nuseirat, central Gaza - Anadolu Ajansı

In what was set to be the largest swap under January’s ceasefire agreement, six hostages were freed, but the release of some 600 Palestinian prisoners was delayed. It comes after Shiri Bibas’s body was returned by Hamas.

Palestinian group released Tal Shoham, Avera Mengistu in Rafah; Eliya Cohen, Omer Shem-Tov, Omer Wenkert in Nuseirat; 1 more to be released later in the day

Gazans gathered in large numbers to show support for the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing, as Israeli hostages were handed over to the Red Cross in Rafah. The exchange has intensified emotions in the region,