BBC correspondent Alan Johnston has been released by kidnappers in Gaza after nearly four months in captivity.
He said it was "fantastic" to be free after an "appalling experience". TV footage showed Mr Johnston, 45, leaving a building accompanied by armed men.
He later appeared beside Hamas leader Ismail Haniya and thanked everyone who had worked for his release.
And in an entirely predictable move, Hamas tried to get some political mileage out of this event for itself.
"It showed the difference between the era in which a group used to encourage and commit security anarchy... and the current situation in which Hamas is seeking to stabilise security," Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal told Reuters from Syria.
See this BBC story: Hamas seeks to gain from release