2023-11-26 01:43:49
Decision comes after Hamas handed over 20 hostages to the Red Cross this Saturday
Bashar TALEB / AFP Palestinian prisoners were released by Israel
The Israeli Prison Authority announced this Saturday (25) night that it had released 39 prisoners Palestinians. The decision came after the Hamas release a second group of hostages under the agreement between Israel and the armed group. According to authorities, the Palestinian prisoners are all women and teenagers under the age of 19, as are the freed hostages, who are women and children. The four-day agreement provides for the release of a total of 50 Israeli hostages and 150 Palestinians held in Israel. The agreement was signed with the help of leaders from Qatar and Egypt, who spoke with both sides before deciding to call a truce for a period of four days. “Obstacles to the release of prisoners were overcome through contacts between Qatar and Egypt with both sides,” posted Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari. Last Friday, the 24th, Hamas released 24 hostages, including Israelis, a Filipino and Thais.
*With information from AFP.
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