One Israeli female soldier to be released, Israel to release 110 Palestinians
The Palestinian group Hamas released three more Israeli hostages on Thursday. Agam Berger, Arbel Yehud and Gadi Mojas, who have been held by Hamas since October 7, 2023, have been released. Berger is an Israeli female soldier.
Hamas also released five Thai hostages today. Shortly after Berger was released, 7 others were handed over to the International Red Cross. According to the BBC, the released Thai citizens are Banawat Siatho, Ntapong Pinta, Sathian Suwanakham, Sursk Lamna and Pongsak Tanna.
110 Palestinians in Israeli jail are being released today in exchange for 8 hostages released by Hamas. It is said that 30 of them are children, 32 have been sentenced to life imprisonment and 48 are serving long prison terms.
Hamas and Israel signed a ceasefire and hostage release agreement two weeks ago. According to the agreement, seven people, including four Israeli female soldiers, have already been released. The agreement states that Hamas will release 33 hostages in the first phase of the six-week ceasefire. In return, about 1900 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons will be released.
Agam Berger
The agreement between Hamas and Israel states that 50 Palestinian prisoners will be released for each Israeli soldier and 30 Palestinian prisoners for each civilian. It is mentioned in the agreement that the second phase of ceasefire talks will be held 16 days after the first phase begins.
In the second phase, the rest of the hostages will be released and the Israeli army will be completely withdrawn from the Gaza Strip. It is mentioned in the agreement that the reconstruction of Gaza will be carried out in the third and final phase. At this stage, it is said that the rest of the hostages will be released and the bodies will be returned.
Arbel Jew
Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people. was . 251 people were taken hostage. After that, the war between Hamas and Israel escalated. According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, more than 47,000 Palestinians have lost their lives in the war since October 7. More than a third of them are children.
According to Palestinian authorities, the number of children killed has exceeded 18,000. 100,000 were injured in the Israeli attack. More than 1400 people have died in Israel.
