Three male Israeli hostages and 183 Palestinian prisoners were freed in the fifth round of exchanges between Israel and Hamas Saturday, but the gaunt, frail appearance of the released captives was condemned as “shocking” by Israel.

The three men all appeared thin, weak and pale, and in worse condition than the 18 hostages who had previously been freed under the truce.

Eli Sharabi, Ohad Ben-Ami and Or Levy looked emaciated and unsteady upon their release from nearly 500 days of captivity.

The hostages, who were made to give public speeches thanking the Hamas militants who had held them captive, looked frail and gaunt, sparking dismay and outrage in Israel.

Hamas released three more Israeli hostages Saturday under the cease-fire deal, following a rancorous exchange where each side accused the other of violating the fragile truce’s terms. The civilians — Eli Sharabi,

The release of the three men was the fifth in a staggered hostage-for-prisoner exchange laid out in a cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel.

Hamas released three more hostages on Saturday under a three-week-old cease-fire deal that has become a test of wills between the militant group and Israel. The group freed Or Levy, 34, who was taken from the Nova music festival 16 months ago,