Hamas releases eight hostages during seventh day of truce in Gaza

Six Israelis who were held captive in the Strip Link like hostages Hamas They were released on Thursday night and arrived at the Israelofficial sources reported, following the release of two other hostages during the seventh day of truce between Israel and the Islamic group.

The special forces of Israel Defense Forces “They are currently holding the six freed Israeli hostages inside Israeli territory. They will go to the Hatzerim Base where they will undergo an initial medical evaluation”And where they will be reunited with their families, the Army said in a statement.

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In turn, the Israeli Government reported that they were five women and one man between 17 and 41 years old.

Some of them have dual nationality (Mexican, Russian and Uruguayan), said the spokesperson for the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Majed al Ansari.

Previously, the Army reported the release of two other women: the Israeli Amit Soussana40 years old, and the Franco-Israeli Mia Schem21 years old, who have already met their loved ones in Israel.

According to al Ansari, the truce agreement for this Thursday involved the release of a group of 10 hostages, which includes two Russian citizens released on Wednesday, in exchange for Israel’s release of 30 Palestinian prisoners, including 23 minors and 7 women.

In turn, Hamas guaranteed in a statement that the Israeli Government “refused to receive” the bodies of the Israeli-Argentines. Silverman Bibas and your sons –Kfir Bibás10 months and Ariel4 years old – who he held hostage, but who died, according to the Islamic group, due to Israeli bombings.

This Thursday was the seventh day of the release of hostages captured by Hamas, as part of a truce with Israel negotiated by the Qatar, Egypt It is U.Sthrough an agreement that includes the release of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons and the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza strip.

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The truce, which began on November 24, meant a pause in the war that broke out on October 7, following an attack by the armed wing of the Hamas which included the launch of thousands of rockets into Israel and the infiltration of around 3,000 militiamen who massacred around 1,200 people and kidnapped another 240 in Israeli villages near the Gaza Strip.

Since then, until the day the truce began, Israeli forces maintained a relentless offensive by air, land and sea on the Palestinian enclave that left more than 15,000 people dead, thousands more buried under the rubble and almost two million people displaced people who are experiencing a serious humanitarian crisis due to the collapse of hospitals and shortages of housing, drinking water, food, medicine and electricity.

The temporary ceasefire was extended shortly before it expired on Thursday morning for another 24 hours, and it is unclear whether it will also be extended to Friday.

An extension of the truce would involve the release of 10 more people per day in exchange for the release of 30 Palestinian prisoners.

Meanwhile, Qatar continues to work together with its regional and international partners with the aim of achieving a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

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So far, there have been 105 captives released in Link, including 81 Israelis and 24 foreigners; while Israel released 210 Palestinian prisoners, all of them women and minors.

These events occur during a visit to the region by the United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, who defends an extension of the truce and who met this Thursday with the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahuas well as the president of the Palestinian National Authority, Mahmoud Abbas.

However, Netanyahu told Blinken he plans to continue the war.”achieve three objectives: free all hostages, completely eliminate Hamas and ensure that no threat like this emerges from Gaza again”.

Source: Elcomercio

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