Hamas frees four Israeli hostages in second swap of Gaza deal

The Palestinian militant movement Hamas released four female Israeli soldier hostages on Saturday in return for about 200 Palestinian prisoners in keeping with a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending the 15-month war in Gaza.The four were led onto a podium in Gaza City amid a large crowd of Palestinians and surrounded by dozens of armed Hamas men. They waved and smiled before being led off, entering ICRC vehicles and being transported to Israeli forces.The soldiers — Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albag — were all stationed at an observation post on the edge of…