Israel releases 30 Palestinians this Thursday on the seventh day of truce with Hamas in Gaza

Israeli authorities released 30 Palestinian prisoners in the early hours of Friday after Hamas freed eight hostages he held captive on the Strip Linkduring the seventh day of truce between Israel and the Islamic group.

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According to the spokesperson for the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Majed al AnsariThe truce agreement for this Thursday entailed the release by Israel of 30 Palestinian prisoners, including 23 minors and 7 women.

This Thursday was the seventh day of truce between Israel It is Hamasnegotiated by 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.

The truce, which began on November 24, brought a pause to the war that broke out in October 7th following an attack by the armed wing of Hamas that 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. Link.

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. which 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 expiring on Thursday morning for another 24 hours, and it is unclear whether it will continue on Friday.

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An extension of the truce would involve the release of an additional 10 hostages 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.

So far, 105 prisoners have been released in Gaza, including 81 Israelis and 24 foreigners; while Israel released 240 Palestinian prisoners, all of them women and minors.

Source: Elcomercio

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