2023-11-24 23:54:51
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant – Haim Zach/GPO/dpa
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MADRID, 24 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Israeli Government has reported that it has received a list with the second batch of hostages held in the Gaza Strip who are expected to be released this Saturday by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) under the agreement between the parties.
The Israeli Prime Minister’s office has indicated in a statement published on the social network X that the Army and Israel’s foreign intelligence service, the Mossad, “are checking the list” sent by Hamas.
“The information has been delivered to the families of those kidnapped. We ask the media to act with due caution,” he indicated, adding that they will provide more information on the matter in due time.
The Israeli Government released 39 Palestinian prisoners this Friday and, in return, Hamas did the same with 24 hostages – 13 of them Israeli, although ten Thai citizens and one Filipino have been released outside the framework of the agreement. – kidnapped since last October 7.
The pact between the parties establishes as an objective the release of 50 hostages held in Gaza in exchange for 150 Palestinian prisoners. The Government of Benjamin Netanyahu had warned that it would not complete its part until the first kidnapped people had been released.
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