The Israeli army: 11 Israeli hostages released and returned to Israel
The Israeli army announced on Monday evening that Hamas had released 11 Israeli hostages and handed them over to the Red Cross. They reported in an update that they had all been returned to Israel.
Sky News He writes that there will be nine children and two mothers.
A spokesman for the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs told Reuters that three Frenchmen, two Germans and six Argentines were among the Israeli hostages released by Hamas.
It is already known that many Israeli hostages held by Hamas hold dual citizenship.
It is currently unknown whether Hamas released the foreign hostages who do not hold Israeli citizenship on Monday.
Hamas kidnapped the hostages during its terrorist attack on Israel on October 7.
The prisoner releases come as part of the ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, which was extended for two days on Monday.
In exchange for the release of the Israeli hostages, Israel must release 33 Palestinians imprisoned in Israel, according to the ceasefire agreement. According to Qatar’s official spokesman, the number should be 30 children and three women BBC.
Previously, 59 hostages have been released since Friday. 40 of them are Israelis or Israelis with dual citizenship. The rest are foreigners. They are one Russian, one Filipino and 17 Thai nationals.
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