Qatar says there will be an exchange of 20 hostages and 39 prisoners today

Majed al Ansari, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Qatarcountry mediator in the agreement between the Islamic group Hamas It is Israelstated that after “a delay” a second exchange of Israeli hostages with Palestinian prisoners will take place today, “overcoming the obstacles” that led Hamas to delay the exchange.

“After a delay in implementing the release of prisoners On both sides, obstacles have been overcome through Qatari-Egyptian communications with both sides, and tonight 39 Palestinian civilians will be released in exchange for the release of 13 Israeli detainees from Link in addition to 7 foreigners outside the scope of the agreement“, stated the Qatari leader on his official X account (formerly Twitter).

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Among those released from Israeli prisons are “33 children and 6 women”while the Israeli hostages held by Hamas who will be released are 8 children and 5 women, in addition to the 7 foreigners, of whom he did not give details.

An Egyptian official assured EFE that the vehicles of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have already started moving to receive the hostages.

Hamas delayed the handover of a second batch of hostages, scheduled for 14 GMT, and accused Israel of violating the terms of the agreement they reached regarding the entry of humanitarian help and the release of Palestinian prisoners with the longest service in prisons.

After several hours of silence following the announcement of the Hamasthe Israeli Government reported that the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu done this afternoon “an assessment of the situation with all security elements to check whether the second phase is progressing as planned.”

According to Hebrew media, Israel threatened the Islamic group with the resumption of the military offensive in Link if he does not release the second group of captives before midnight.

The parties agreed this week, with the mediation of Egypt, Qatar and USAthe exchange of 50 Israeli hostages for 150 Palestinian prisoners, during four days of truce, and the daily entry of 200 humanitarian aid trucks into the Gaza Strip.

The Islamic group regretted that the aid that reached the north of the Strip was “much less than agreed”, accused Israel of not meeting the seniority criterion when releasing yesterday’s 39 prisoners; in addition to violating the truce by shooting dead two Gaza residents when they tried to visit their homes in the north of the enclave taking advantage of the break in the fighting.

Source: Elcomercio

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