Prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas: 11 Israelis exchanged for 33 Palestinians
Kyiv • UNN
Qatar confirmed the exchange of prisoners between Israel and Hamas: 11 Israelis were released in exchange for 33 Palestinians, which is a continuation of the truce agreement.
Qatar's Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari confirmed the implementation of the fourth day of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. In particular, according to Times of Israel, Hamas terrorists returned 11 Israeli "detainees" in exchange for 33 Palestinian "civilians", UNN reports.
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According to reports, Hamas released 11 more Israeli hostages, including two mothers and nine children, in a fourth exchange for Palestinians held by Israel.
As the initial truce took effect at 07:00 on November 24 local time, Hamas local time, Hamas has already released dozens of Israeli women and children, some of whom have dual of them dual citizens, in three batches.
According to Israeli media, the released Israelis were held hostage by Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists for 52 days.
The released Palestinians were prisoners convicted of security violations.
Context
On Monday, Qatar's Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari announced an agreement to extend the temporary ceasefire for two more days in Gaza under the same conditions as in the previous ceasefire.
According to Reuters, Israel and Hamas have extended the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip for another day. Gaza for another two days. Thus, they agreed on a further exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, and opened the door for more more humanitarian aid to the embattled enclave.
The extension of the ceasefire took place on a day that had been previously agreed upon as the day of of a hostage exchange between Israel and Hamas, mediated by Qatar and other parties.
