When the mother of one of the Thai hostages held in the Gaza Strip for over a year caught sight of her son on a Facebook livestream after his release Thursday, he had changed so much that she didn’t recognize him at first.

Eight more hostages held by Hamas in Gaza have been released amid chaotic scenes as part of the ceasefire deal with Israel. Three Israelis and five Thai nationals were handed over to the Red Cross by Hamas before being transferred to Israeli forces and taken to Israel.

Five Thai hostages released by Hamas arrive at an Israeli hospital:::: Beer Yaakov, IsraelThree more Thai nationals are being held in Gaza, two of them have been declared deceased.More than 250 hostages were abducted in the Hamas attack in Israel,