The Hamas group, which is in control of the Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, November 28 (Lindee 7), released 12 more people that they had taken hostage on October 7, and it is decided that Israel will also exchange these people. Free the Palestinian prisoners.
Hamas released the men as the four-day ceasefire with Israel was extended for two more days.
The Israeli army said that 10 of the released hostages are citizens of this city and the remaining two are foreigners, all of whom arrived in Israel in cars.
The military did not say which country/countries the foreign nationals were resident in, but most of the foreign nationals were previously residents of Thailand.
A semi-governmental organization called the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club said that Israel is set to release 30 Palestinian prisoners, 15 of whom are women and 15 of whom are young boys, in exchange for the release of these 12 people.
In the first four days of the ceasefire, Hamas released 150 Israelis and 19 foreigners it had taken hostage on October 7. Most of the released foreigners were Thai citizens who went to work in Israel.
In return, Israel released 150 Palestinian prisoners, most of whom are women, teenagers and children.
The four-day ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, brokered by Qatar, Egypt and the United States, has been extended for two more days, and the United Nations has expressed hope that this temporary ceasefire will turn into a permanent humanitarian ceasefire.
The White House has welcomed the extension of the cease-fire between Hamas and Israel for two days and the release of the hostages from Hamas prison.
But on the other hand, Israeli officials said that after the release of all the hostages, military operations against Hamas in Gaza will resume.
It is not yet known whether the ceasefire period will be extended or not, but previously Israel has said that on the condition that the Hamas group releases at least 10 hostages every day, they will also extend the ceasefire period for another day. extend
Hamas has so far only released women and children, and the release of the men must be negotiated again.
Since Israel began airstrikes on the Gaza Strip on October 7, two out of every three of the Gaza Strip’s 2.3 million people have been displaced and thousands have been forced to live in makeshift shelters. .
Hamas militants crossed the military border between Gaza and Israel on October 7 and carried out the deadliest attack in Israel’s history. Israel says that 1,200 people were killed in this attack, most of them civilians, and about 240 others were taken hostage.
In response, Israel launched bombings and ground operations in Gaza, which the Hamas government says has killed 15,000 people, including thousands of children.