The British family of an Israeli hostage freed from Gaza on Saturday have described a "pendulum of emotions" as he was released 16 months after his capture. Eli Sharabi's brother-in-law Steve Brisley,

The Israeli hostages, who appeared thin, were paraded in front of dozens of masked and armed Hamas fighters. One of the three Israeli hostages released by Hamas in the fifth such swap of a fragile ceasefire in Gaza appeared "skinny" and "gaunt," a member of his family has said.

Hamas released three Israeli men from captivity in Gaza on Saturday ahead of an expected swap for Palestinian prisoners later in the day as the increasingly fragile ceasefire held into its third week.