The hostages’ families are on their way to the hospital, where they will meet their loved ones.
The first group of Israeli hostages released from Hamas fighters are now in the custody of International Committee of the Red Cross staff and have crossed the border into Egypt. The information was reported by The Times of Israel, citing an anonymous Israeli official and a statement from Hamas itself.
According to available information, the freed hostages were transported by ambulance from the Khan Younis settlement in southern Gaza to the Rafah checkpoint on the border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. It’s clear they’ve already crossed the border.
Reports also indicate that the families of the released hostages are heading to hospitals in Israel, where they will later meet the released hostages.
It turned out that the released hostages also included citizens of countries other than Israel. The Prime Minister of Thailand announced that twelve of that country’s citizens had been released from Hamas captivity.
“I have received confirmation from our national security team and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that twelve Thai hostages have been released. Embassy officials will be on site within an hour. Their names and details must be known. Stay tuned,” X. wrote the site.
Agreement between Israel and Hamas
Hamas reached an agreement to release about fifty hostages in four phases over four days in exchange for a ceasefire with Israel. It concerns the release of all kidnapped children, their mothers and other women. The sides agreed that Hamas could eventually release more people in exchange for extending the ceasefire by an additional day for every ten Israeli hostages.
The freed hostages represent just a small group of about 240 people held by Hamas terrorists since October 7, when about 3,000 militants killed 1,200 people in southern Israel.
Source: Do Rzeczy
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