Nov 26, 2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
Cairo.
Chairman of
the State Information Service Diaa Rashwan stated Saturday that the four-day
truce, which started on Friday, may be extended for additional seven days given
that Hamas would still be holding hostage 70 Israeli civilians.
Hamas had held captive 120 civilians in addition to 119 soldiers. On the other hand, Israel had been imprisoning around 5,000 Palestinians. Hence, the truce deal provided the release of 50 civilian Israelis in exchange for 150 Palestinians. The captives released by both sides are women and children aged below 19.
On the
first day of the truce, Hamas released 24 in exchange for 39. On the second
day, it released 13 in exchange for 42. On the third day, 13 Israelis and 39
Palestinians will be released. Further, the group released 18 Thai
and Filipino workers.
Egypt Today
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