When Hamas’ military wing, the Qassam Brigades, released its propaganda video of three Israeli hostages being released Sunday night, there was a striking detail.

Hamas' military wing, the Qassam Brigades, released a propaganda video on Sunday night, showing the handover of three Israeli hostages—Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher, and Emily Damari—in Gaza City. A striking detail in the footage was that each of the freed hostages received a paper bag bearing the Qassam Brigades' logo before stepping into a Red Cross SUV.

Three hostages and 90 prisoners were released in the first swap. The ceasefire halted the war which began when Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October 2023. About 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken back to Gaza as hostages.