2023-11-26 18:18:00
The Israeli army announced this Sunday that the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas handed over 14 Israeli hostages and 3 foreigners to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). A little later, the IDF confirmed the arrival in Israel of 13 hostages and specified that 4 were on their way.
Twelve hostages were taken away by elite Israeli units, a woman returned by helicopter and four people passed through Egypt via the Rafah crossing (southern Gaza Strip), according to the Israeli army press release. .
United States President Joe Biden announced the release of a 4-year-old American hostage named Abigail. “She is free and she is in Israel,” he said in a speech from the US state of Massachusetts.
This is the third group of hostages released in three days, following a truce agreement between Hamas and Israel according to which a total of 50 Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 will be able to return home, against the release of 150 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
39 Palestinians released this Sunday, according to Qatar
In total, 39 Palestinians detained by Israel will be released from prison this Sunday, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar announced. As part of the agreement, “39 Palestinian civilians will be released today [ce dimanche 26 novembre] in exchange for the release of 13 Israeli detainees from Gaza, as well as a detainee of Russian nationality and three Thais,” Majed Al-Ansari said in a message on X (formerly Twitter).
On Friday, 24 hostages – including 13 Israelis as well as 10 Thais and a Filipino who were not part of the deal – and 39 Palestinians were released.
On Saturday, 17 hostages – 13 Israelis and four Thais who were also not part of the deal – and 39 Palestinians were released.
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