Four Israeli hostages issued by Hamas with a continued ceasefire

Hamas released four Israeli hostages in Gaza early on Saturday, compared to 200 Palestinian prisoners being released later in the day. The second version was happening Part of the ceasefire agreement This started at the end of last week.

A large crowd gathered in the Palestine Square in northern Gaza to see the delivery of hostages to the Red Cross. A number of Hamas fighters have been collected in the uniform of the release, surrounding the platform that displays Hamas slogans. The drones can be seen as a small package, which was reported by the Israeli media, which contains candy, for the crowd.

Kareena Ariev, 20; Daniela Gilboa, 20; Nama Levy, 20; Lerry Albaj, 19, was arrested in Hamas October 7, 2023, a terrorist attack Which ignited the Israel-Hamas war. About 1,200 people were killed in Israel, and more than 47,000 were killed in Gaza, according to the Hamas Ministry of Health.

The four soldiers were kidnapped from the military base, Nahal Oz, on the border with northern Gaza, when the Palestinian militants invaded it on October 7. They were serving in a monitoring unit there.

Before their release, members of the Red Cross were raised on the podium in Palestine Square, where they signed documents alongside Hamas Muslims.

The four Israeli women arrived at the scene in cars. They emerged wearing a military uniform in the military style and they were also brought on the platform, where they smiled, gave thumb and waved to the crowd. Then they entered the Red Cross vehicles and started their flights from Gaza.

In Tel Aviv, the crowds gathered to celebrate the hostage to Israel after 476 days of families.

More than 60 other soldiers were killed at the Nahal Oz base during the terrorist attack on October 7, and another soldier was transferred from the same unit, although it was not included in the release of Saturday.

The Liri Albag family said it was able to transfer messages again to them through the other hostages that were previously released.

Before the release of today, seven Israeli women were believed to be in Gaza, including five members of the IDF service and civilians. One of the civilians is the Erbl Jews, who was kidnapped from Kibbutz nir oz.

Another Israeli civilian is Sherry drinkWho took with her young children Ariel and Kafir. Hamas claimed that Sherry, Ariel and Kafir were later killed in an Israeli bombing in Gaza.

In a television interview in June, then the Israeli Minister of Gantz indicated that the government knew what happened to the Pepas family, but said it could not provide details.

According to the conditions of the ceasefire and the hostage agreement, the civil hostages were supposed to be released before the soldiers, and Yehoud was expected to be among the four that were issued on Saturday.

“Hamas failed to meet its obligations to release the first Israeli civil hostages as part of the agreement,” Daniel Hajari, a spokeswoman for the Israeli Defense Army, said in a statement after the release. “We are determined to return the Erbl Jews, an Israeli citizen who was kidnapped from Nir Oz, as well as Sherry Pipas and her two children, Kafr and Ariel, who we are very concerned. We appreciate and thank the efforts of all international mediators, the United States, Qatar and Egypt.

The Israeli Prime Minister’s office said that the exchange of Palestinian prisoners will move forward, but people in Gaza will not be allowed to cross the Netzarim Corridor.

“Today, Israel has received four kidnapped soldiers from the terrorist organization Hamas, and in return it will launch security prisoners according to the specified key,” the Prime Minister’s Office in Israel said in a statement. “According to the agreement, Israel will not allow the passage of Ghazan to the north of the Gaza Strip – until the release of Citizen Erbil Jews, who was supposed to be released today.”

Al -Jazeera stated that a senior Hamas official said that Yehoud will be released next Saturday.

200 Palestinian prisoners in Israel are expected to be released later on Saturday, including 121 sentences. They are expected to be sent to Gaza, Egypt and another in the region.

After an exchange of Saturday, the Israeli forces are expected to start withdrawing from the central road that divides the northern and southern Gaza from east to west, called Netzarim Corridor. Palestinian civilians who were Rejected from northern Gaza If he can then return, although during this stage of the ceasefire agreement, they will only be allowed to go to their path on foot.

Some of the displaced Palestinians who managed to return to their homes in the south were not found after the first exchange of hostility and prisoners at the end of last week, only the ruins remain, and in some cases, only the remains of the skeleton who were killed in the fighting.

the Stop shooting and Israel Hamas and the hostage of the hostage It is expected to happen in stages, while negotiating each stage during the stage before it.

The first stage, which started last Saturday, includes the release of Hamas from 33 hostages over a period of six weeks. Among the women, children and hostages over the age of 50, according to a draft seen in CBS News.

On the first day of the deal, three hostages were released by Hamas. On the seventh day – which is today – four hostages were released.

After that, Hamas is expected to launch three hostages from Israel every seven days, starting with living and then moving to the bodies of those who died.

More than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners are also expected to launch in the first stage of the deal.