Israel received the list of hostages to be released today from Hamas. And they returned The 13 were released yesterday: The situation was resolved thanks to the mediation of Qatar and Egypt. Hamas had announced a postponement of the release They underline the non-compliance with “the agreement on the entry of humanitarian trucks into the northern Gaza Strip.”
After the hostages were first handed over to the Red Cross and taken to the Rafah border crossing, they were returned to Israel to undergo medical examinations at the hospital. Four Thai nationals were also released.
Meanwhile, the Israel Prison Service confirmed that it had released the second group 39 Palestinian prisoners. The liberation should take place today 39 other prisoners.
Important points
08:17
Israel: “Hamas violated agreement, released little girl without her mother”
08:17
Israel: “Hamas violated agreement, released little girl without her mother”
A little girl was released without her mother. In doing so, Hamas violated the terms of the agreement reached with Israel to release 50 Israeli hostages within four days in exchange for a ceasefire and the release of Palestinian prisoners at a ratio of one to three. The Israeli authorities announced this and pointed out that Hamas had released the 13-year-old Hila Rotem without his mother Raya, who remains in the hands of the kidnappers. The little girl was greeted by her uncle in the last few hours. “Hila returns home without her mother Raya, who remains incarcerated. “Hamas seriously violated the agreement and separated mother and daughter,” said a statement from Israeli authorities, republished by the Walla news site.
07:29
Young woman released yesterday is undergoing surgery: Hamas shot her
Before Mia Regev was kidnapped, she was shot dead by Hamas militants on October 7th.
When she was released, the 21-year-old girl was on crutches for the last few hours. This was seen in the video of the release released by Hamas. Israeli sources explain that she was transferred to Soroka Hospital due to her health condition, as she was the only one of the 13 hostages released yesterday who required urgent treatment
The N12 channel reports that Mia Regev will have surgery today. However, the Israeli Ministry of Health states that “the young woman’s health is stable after seven weeks of captivity.”
07:26
Hospital, no urgent care for 12 of the 13 freed hostages
Sheba Hospital in Ramat Gan said 12 of the 13 hostages released by Hamas yesterday spent the night at the medical center and none of them needed urgent medical treatment. “Although the days of detention are obvious, none of them require urgent and immediate intervention,” said the chief physician of the children’s hospital, Itai Pessach, assuring that staff will continue to “support them physically and mentally.”
The thirteenth hostage released on Saturday evening, Maya Regev, is hospitalized at the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba. But the hospital said his life was not in danger.
06:15
Today new hostage and prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas
A third Hamas hostage exchange for Palestinian prisoners is planned for today, the third day of the ceasefire. Meanwhile, hundreds of trucks carrying humanitarian aid continue to enter the Gaza Strip, which has been besieged and destroyed for seven weeks by intense Israeli bombing in retaliation for the bloody Hamas attack on October 7.
02:49
Israel receives a list of hostages to be released today
A new list of hostages Hamas is expected to release today has been received by the Israeli prime minister’s office. The media reported on this and said the government had already taken action and informed the families of the people who would be released today.
(afp) 02:10
UN: 200 aid trucks arrive in Gaza
There are 61 trucks carrying medical supplies, food and water They delivered their cargo in the northern Gaza Strip.
Another 200 trucks were sent to the Gaza Strip from Nitzana, Israel, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said in a statement, and 187 of them crossed the border.
Eleven ambulances, three buses and a flatbed truck were brought to Al-Shifa Hospital “to facilitate evacuations,” the statement said. “The longer the ceasefire lasts, the more aid agencies can send into and through Gaza,” he added, thanking Palestinian Red Crescent groups
01:23
Relatives of released hostages: “We will fight for the return of everyone”
“As happy as we are, and there is no person happier than us at the moment, we will continue to fight for the quickest possible return of everyone.” With these words, one of the relatives of the hostages freed today by Hamas commented on the release on Channel 13, as Haaretz reported. Aviv Habaron was able to hug his granddaughter Adi Shoham and his children Neve, 8, and Yahel, 3, today. “We hope that the next groups will be released in the next few days,” he said.
(afp) 00:49
Austin Gallant Conversation: “The Need for More Humanitarian Aid in Gaza”
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin telephoned Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and expressed the need for additional humanitarian assistance in Gaza. This is reported by the Haarets newspaper, citing the Pentagon. “Secretary Austin expressed his view that humanitarian assistance needs to be increased and that civilians throughout the Gaza Strip need safe areas to receive assistance,” the US Department of Defense statement said.
Austin also reiterated the need to prevent the conflict from spreading to Lebanon.
00:49
Germany is “relieved” about the release of four German hostages
The German foreign minister said she was “relieved” by Hamas’ release of a second group of hostages, including four other citizens with dual German and Israeli citizenship.
“Relief and fear are still so close together today – he will soon be released.” On Friday, the first day of the ceasefire, Hamas had released four more Israeli-German citizens.
00:21
Israel announces the release of 39 Palestinians
The Israel Prisons Service confirmed it has released the second group of 39 Palestinian prisoners agreed today in return for Hamas’s release of 13 Israeli hostages, after hours of delay in that exchange.
“The Prison Service is completing the second phase of releasing prisoners as part of the plan to bring hostages home. “39 prisoners were released overnight,” the agency said, shortly after Israel confirmed that hostages – 13 Israelis and four Thais – were already on Israeli territory.
00:20
The 13 hostages released by Hamas have returned to Israel
The 13 hostages released by Hamas have returned to Israel: after being first handed over to the Red Cross and taken to the Rafah border crossing, they were returned to Israel to undergo medical tests in the hospital.
Authorities announced the names of the released hostages: Shoshan Haran, 67, his daughter Adi Shoham, 38, and his grandchildren Naveh and Yahel, aged eight and three, respectively. Also released were Shiri Weiss, 53, and her daughter Noga, 18, Sharon Avigdori, 52, and her son Noam, 12, and siblings Noam and Alma Or, 17 and 13 years old, respectively. Also released were Maya Regev, 21, Hila Rotem, 12, and nine-year-old Emily Hand. The four freed Thai hostages will also return to Thailand directly from Egypt. The release came after hours of standoff, which had raised fears of a stalemate in the operation: the hostages were scheduled to be released at 4 p.m. local time, but Hamas had announced a postponement until Israel “complied with the terms of the agreement regarding the entry of humanitarian trucks in.” the northern Gaza Strip.