Gaza City: Palestinian militant group Hamas handed over Israeli hostages Yarden Bibas and Ofer Kalderon on Saturday, with American-Israeli Keith Siegel expected to be transferred later in the latest stage of a truce aimed at ending the 15-month war in Gaza.

According to Azeri-Press News Agency, the Israeli military confirmed it had received Kalderon, a French-Israeli dual national, and Bibas after the two were handed over to a Red Cross official in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis.

Siegel is expected to be handed over at the Gaza City sea port later on Saturday.