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Citing a Palestinian source, it was reported that one of the soldiers was being held by Islamic Jihad. The latest exchange is the second since a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began on January 19. Hamas had handed over three Israeli civilians in exchange for 90 Palestinian prisoners in an earlier exchange.
Israel and Hamas released 4 Israeli women on Saturday under the ceasefire agreement. Four female soldiers, Karina Ariev, Daniela Gilboa, Naama Levy and Liri Albagh, were handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza. He was later handed over to Israeli military forces. The four soldiers were stationed at an observation post on the edge of Gaza and were abducted by Hamas fighters who took over their base during the attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. At the same time, there was a wave of joy in Tel Aviv, where the families and friends of the hostages were waiting for this moment. A live broadcast of the release was shown on big screens, and people were seen crying with joy and hugging each other.
Reuters, citing a Palestinian source, reported that one of the soldiers was being held by Islamic Jihad. The latest exchange is the second since a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began on January 19. Hamas had handed over three Israeli civilians in exchange for 90 Palestinian prisoners in an earlier exchange. The ceasefire agreement, drawn up after months of negotiations with the mediation of Qatar and Egypt and the support of the United States, ends fighting in November 2023 for the first time since a ceasefire that lasted just a week.
In the first six-week phase of the deal, Hamas has agreed to release 33 hostages, including children, women, elderly men, and the sick and injured, in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prisons, while Israeli troops free some of the prisoners. Have called back. The two sides will negotiate the exchange of remaining hostages, including men of military age, and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.
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