Israel announced on Tuesday: ten Israeli hostages and two Thais They were released by the Islamist group Hamas and was transferred to Israeli territory on the fifth day of the agreement on the exchange of hostages for prisoners in parallel with the temporary ceasefire.
“According to the information provided by the Red Cross, 12 hostages, 10 Israelis and 2 foreigners, were captured. They are going to the land of Israel“The Israeli Army said in a statement.
The Israeli Prime Ministry announced that the two foreign hostages were Thai citizens. Israelis are all women.
The military spokesman added that the hostages were soon handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza, which handed them over first to Egypt and then to Israeli troops.
The released hostages were sent to the courthouse after the first health check. Now transferred to Israeli hospitalswhere they will be reunited with their families.
30 Palestinian prisoners were released
According to the agreement with Hamas, the following is planned: Israel Now proceed with the release of a group of 30 Palestinian prisoners.
According to the statement made by Hamas, 15 of the prisoners released today will be women and 15 children.
Relatives of a group of hostages identified two of the freed hostages as women with dual Argentine-Israeli citizenship: Ofelia Roitman, 77, and Gabriela Leimberg, 59.
Today’s publications, Fifth consecutive day of hostage exchange for prisonersWithin the framework of the temporary ceasefire agreement that came into force last Friday, it will be extended until tomorrow after agreeing on a two-day extension yesterday.
Since Friday, Hamas has released 60 Israeli hostages as part of the deal, as well as 21 foreigners, one of whom is a dual Russian-Israeli citizen.
there is israel Released 150 Palestinian prisonersAnother 60 people, all women and children, are expected to be released between today and tomorrow.
The agreement was mediated by Egypt, Qatar and the United States, and efforts to extend the ceasefire for a few more days continued this Tuesday.
Israel declared war on Hamas on October 7 following an attack by the Islamist group. More than 4,000 rockets and nearly 3,000 militia infiltrationThe attack killed nearly 1,200 people and kidnapped more than 240 in Israeli communities near the Gaza Strip.
Israel’s air, naval and ground forces have since attacked the Palestinian territory; According to Palestinian authorities, more than 15,000 people have already died, mostly children and women, and more than 7,000 are estimated to be missing under the rubble.