Day five of the truce between Israel and Hamas: 12-for-30 prisoner exchange
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Israel and Hamas conducted another exchange of prisoners during the truce: Hamas released 12 hostages, and Israel released 30 Palestinians, Reuters reports citing UNN. Despite the ceasefire, there have been incidents of violence in the northern Gaza Strip.
As part of the fifth day of the ceasefire, Israel and Hamas agreed to another prisoner exchange. The parties agreed to transfer the prisoners with the mediation of the by the International Red Cross Organization and the Qatari Foreign Ministry. The exchange was previously announced an exchange in the format of 12 for 30. Hamas promised to release 12 hostages, and Israel announced the return of 30 Palestinians. the return of 30 Palestinians. This was reported by Reuters, according to UNN.
In fulfillment of the obligations of the 5th day of the humanitarian pause, 30 Palestinian civilians will be released today,
Details
According to the ICRC, 12 hostages are on their way to Israel. In particular, according to the data the military handed over 10 Israelis and two foreigners for exchange. According to
Qatar, which is mediating the exchange, there are women among the hostages, one of whom is a minor.
According to local media, Israel is expected to retaliate later on Tuesday, Israel is expected to release 30 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails: 15 women and 15 men.
Additionally
If this exchange takes place on the stated terms, the total number of of hostages released by Hamas will be 81. In particular, 60 of them are Israeli women and children, and another 21 people are foreign nationals, mostly Thai farmers.
Israel, in turn, released 150 prisoners.
This truce was supposed to end on Tuesday night, but both sides agreed to extend the pause to allow for the release of more hostages, held by Hamas and Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
Israel said the truce could be extended if Hamas continues to to release at least 10 Israeli hostages a day. But given that there are still fewer women and children in captivity, it may take negotiations to keep the guns quiet after Wednesday may require negotiating the release of at least a few Israeli men for the first time.
Current Military Situation
Despite the declared truce, the Israeli military said on Tuesday that three explosive devices were detonated during the day near their troops in two different locations in the northern Gaza Strip, "violating the framework of the operational pause."
In addition, armed men opened fire on soldiers in one location in Gaza. The soldiers in turn returned fire, and several of them were slightly were slightly injured. The IDF did not provide details of the clash.
At the same time, the overall situation between the IDF and Hamas remains restrained. Both sides mostly hold back fire and express hope for a further to continue the pause in the fighting.
To recap
The day before, on the fourth day of the ceasefire, Israel and Hamas and Hamas conducted another prisoner exchange. Hamas terrorists returned 11 Israeli "detainees" in exchange for 33 Palestinian "civilians."
