Middle East crisis live: Hamas releases five more hostages as Israel prepares to free hundreds of Palestinians

Tal Shoham, Avera Mengistu, Eliya Cohen, Omer Shem Tov and Omer Wenkert have now been released

A masked militant has sat down at a table on the stage with a Red Cross representative and they appear to be signing documents.

Live images from Rafah are showing masked Hamas fighters taking to the makeshift stage, with one speaking into a microphone.

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