On the list of hostages held by Hamas who will be released this Sunday there are 9 children

2023-11-26 14:06:28

Qatari officials cited by Israeli media, the group of hostages that Hamas hopes to release this Sunday includes nine children and four womenafter 51 days of captivity in the Gaza Strip following the October 7 terrorist attack in Israel.

As part of a separate agreement, seven foreign nationals are also expected to be released.

For its part, Israel should free 39 Palestinian prisoners who are currently in Israeli prisons

So far, 26 Israelis have been freed under the deal negotiated by Qatar and Egypt with Israel and Hamas: Currently, the official number of abductees still in Gaza is 195, but Israel estimates the number is over 200, and many of them are not included in the current agreement

Meanwhile, Thailand announced that some of its citizens were not included on the lists, perhaps because they were in Israel illegally.

Pope Francis’ words about the truce

Pope Francis thanked God “because between Israel and Palestine there is finally a truce and some hostages were released.”

“We pray that everyone is safe as soon as possible, let’s think about their families. That the more humanitarian aid to Gaza, and insist on dialogue. It is the only way, the only way, to have peace. Whoever does not want to dialogue does not want peace,” said the pontiff at the Angelus, through a video link from Casa Santa Marta, in an appeal read on his behalf by Monsignor Paolo Braida

The prayer was broadcast live on television and on the screens in St. Peter’s Square by Vatican Media and streamed through the Vatican News website

The Pope’s broadcast for the Angelus, this Sunday. (AP)

“Today I can’t look out the window because I have this problem of inflammation in the lungs, and the reflection will be read by Monsignor Braida, who knows them well because he is the one who makes them and always does them so well. Thank you very much for his presence,” the Pope said in the broadcast.

“For all the peoples torn apart by conflicts we continue to pray tirelessly, because prayer is the force for peace, which breaks the spiral of hatred, breaks the cycle of revenge and opens unexpected paths of reconciliation,” he said.