Seventeen hostages, including 13 Israelis and four Thai nationals, have arrived in Jerusalem after they were released from Hamas captivity in Gaza. The Israeli authorities have also released 39 Palestinian prisoners, including six women and 33 children, from two prisons as part of the second batch of the exchange deal with Hamas.
Seventeen hostages, including 13 Israeli s and four Thai nationals, have arrived in Jerusalem after they were released from Hamas captivity in Gaza , the Israeli military says. The Israeli authorities have also released 39 Palestinian prisoners, including six women and 33 children, from two prisons as part of the second batch of the exchange deal with Hamas , the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported early on Sunday.
“After undergoing an initial medical assessment, they will continue to be accompanied by IDF soldiers as they make their way to Israeli hospitals, where they will be reunited with their families,” the Israel Defence Forces said. The released Israeli hostages are Noam Or, aged 16, and Alma Or, 13; Shiri Weiss, 53, and Noga Weiss, 18; Sharon Hertzman Avigdori, 52, and Noam Avigdori, 12; Shoshan Haran, 67, Adi Shoham, 38, Naveh Shoham, 8, and Yahel Shoham, 3; Hila Rotem Shoshani, 12; Emily Toni Kornberg Hand, 8; and Maya Regev Jirbi, 2
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