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Israel will release 42 Palestinian prisoners today, on the second day of the agreement with Hamaswhich will also release a second batch of Israeli hostages, after the first successful exchange of hostages for prisoners took place yesterday.
The Israel Prison Service confirmed that it received the list of 42 Palestinians, all the women and children, who will be released today, after having released 39 yesterday.
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A source close to the negotiations within Link confirmed to EFE that 14 Israeli hostages will be released, after yesterday Hamas handed over 13 Israeli captives – 6 elderly women, 3 women, 3 girls and a boy.
As part of a side agreement, Hamas also released 10 Thais and one Filipino.
It has not been officially announced how many hostages will be handed over today by the Islamic group. Hamasbut the number of 14 seems safe, since the agreement between the parties provides that the proportion will always be one captive for three Palestinian prisoners.
All were handed over to Red Crosswho took them out of the Strip by crossing the Rafa for Egyptwhere they were held in the custody of the Israeli security services to be taken to Israel, where they underwent their first medical examinations.
Thanks to the mediation of Qatar, Egypt and USA, Israel and Hamas reached an agreement this week to exchange a total of 50 hostages for 150 prisoners during a four-day truce in the Gaza Strip, which started yesterday and continues without a hitch.
The ceasefire may be extended for additional days if Hamas undertakes to deliver at least ten captives per day, as per agreement between the parties.
The Penitentiary Service explained that the Palestinian prisoners will be transferred from their respective prisons – that of Megiddo in the case of male adolescents and Damon in Haifa in the case of women – to prison To offerClose of Jerusalemfrom where they will be released this afternoon and transferred by Red Cross to the neighboring city of Beituniain West Bank occupied, the same operation that was carried out yesterday.
The transfer of prisoners to To offer The forecast is for 1:30 pm local time (11:30 am GMT), where the Red Cross will submit them to a medical examination and the launch will be in the afternoononce the Israeli hostages are in the hands of the Israeli security services in Egypt and are correctly identified.
Source: Elcomercio
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