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Hamas to release 13 Israeli and 12 Thai hostages

  • November 24, 2023
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Director of the State Information Service Diaa Rashwan, acting as a spokesman for the Egyptian government, confirmed this Friday that Twelve Thai citizens and thirteen Israelis are taken

Director of the State Information Service Diaa Rashwan, acting as a spokesman for the Egyptian government, confirmed this Friday that Twelve Thai citizens and thirteen Israelis are taken hostage by the Islamist group Hamas.among them, children and women, will be released under the truce agreement.

“Egypt’s intensive efforts resulted in the release of twelve Thai citizens, as well as thirteen Israelis. including children and womenbelonging to the Hamas movement,” Rashwan said in a statement.

The head of the Egyptian government information service said in a note that Egyptian authorities They are “now preparing” at the Rafah checkpointwhich connects Egypt to the Palestinian enclave to receive those released by Hamas “in preparation for their transfer to the Israeli side.”

On the other hand, the Palestinian Prisoners Society published a list of names 39 prisoners to be released this Friday, Israel in exchange for the release of 13 Israeli hostages held by Hamas, which was scheduled for 16:00 local time.

It came into force today first truce between Israel and Hamas at 7:00 local time, after more than a month and a half of war, as part of an agreement to release 50 hostages in exchange for 150 Palestinian prisoners, all children and women.

The truce, which will last four days and could be extended to ten if Hamas hands over more kidnapped people, will also allow the flow of humanitarian aid into the enclave.

EFE

Source: Aristegui Noticias

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