Hisham al-Sayed was the sixth hostage and was handed over to the Red Cross in a private exchange in Gaza City - Hamas has not explained why, but Israeli media reported it was "out of respect" for the Arab community in Israel, to which he belongs.

The White House said on Sunday that it supports Israel's decision to delay releasing 600 Palestinian prisoners, citing the "barbaric treatment" of Israeli hostages by Hamas. Delaying the prisoner release is an "appropriate response" to the Palestinian militant group's treatment of the hostages,

Fox News senior foreign affairs correspondent Greg Palkot reports on Hamas releasing hostages as phase two of the ceasefire draws closer and how Trump envoy Steve Witkoff is negotiating an extension to phase one.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office released a statement in the early hours of Sunday saying that Israel was waiting to deliver the 620 Palestinian prisoners and detainees

Hundreds of Palestinians supposed to be freed on Saturday are still in prison, which Hamas called a blatant breach of the Gaza cease-fire deal.

Hamas on Sunday (February 23) condemned Israel's decision to postpone the release of Palestinian prisoners and detainees, saying its claim that the hostages' handover ceremonies are "humiliating" was false and a pretext to evade Israel's obligations under the Gaza ceasefire agreement.