Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has indefinitely delayed the release of what would have been the biggest group of Palestinian prisoners so far

Hamas released six hostages from Gaza on Saturday, handing over in two public ceremonies and one private transfer the final living captives in this phase whom the warring sides agreed would be freed when a ceasefire began last month.

Five hostages have been publicly turned over to the Red Cross by Hamas, while one hostage will be released privately. NBC News' Raf Sanchez reports on each hostage in the final exchange of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal's first phase.

Hamas released six Israeli hostages from captivity in Gaza on Saturday, including two held for almost a decade, as a precarious ceasefire beset by recriminations nears the end of its first phase. Avera Mengistu,