Four Israeli soldiers, abducted by Hamas on 7 October 2023 and released from captivity this morning, had already returned to the country," the Israeli army reported. In return, Israel is to release 200 Palestinian prisoners. This is the second exchange within the framework of the ceasefire in Gaza since 19 January.
Karina Ariew, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levi and Liri Albag have already been transported to Israel and are now gathering their parents
said Israeli armed forces spokesman, cadmium. Daniel Hagari.
All women released are 19-20 years old. On 7 October 2023, they were kidnapped from a military base in Nahal Oz at the border with the Gaza Strip, where they served at the reflection post. They spent 477 days in captivity.
Soldiers were handed over by Hamas to Red Cross representatives on 1 of the squares in the city of Gaza. There were crowds of Palestinians and dozens of armed and masked militants.
In the centre of Tel Aviv, many Israelis observe live transmissions of the exchange.
First phase of ceasefire
As of 19 January, the first phase of the ceasefire in Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza has been in effect for more than 15 months. The agreement assumes that in the first 42-day part of the truce, there will be an exchange of 33 Hamas hostages at around 1900 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.
By six days ago, 3 hostages listed as 90 Palestinian prisoners – women and teenagers – were freed.
Today, 200 Palestinian prisoners are to be released. Their list has already been announced to Hamas, including those serving long word sentences. The group reported that 70 of the released would be immediately deported and would not return to the Gaza Strip or the West Bank. According to the agreement, prisoners convicted of killing Israelis cannot return to Palestinian territories.
During the attack on 7 October 2023. Hamas kidnapped 251 people, 87 of whom are inactive in prison. According to the Israeli army, at least 34 people in this group are dead.
During the attack, Palestinian terrorist groups besides killed about 1,200 people. The invasion became the beginning of a war in which over 47,000 Palestinians were killed, according to the Ministry of wellness of the Gaza Strip.
Observers point out that the ongoing ceasefire may not last the trial of time – the conditions for a lasting truce have not yet been established, the fighting can resume.
A spokesperson for the Israeli Armed Forces said present that Hamas had broken the exchange order arrangements – 2 civilian hostages were to be released first, and later soldiers.
The media reported last night that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had decided that today's exchange would take place, however, due to the fact that Hamas' breach of the agreement is not serious adequate to break the full agreement.
200 prisoners were released
The Israeli prison service present reported that it released 200 Palestinian prisoners released as a replacement for 4 Israeli soldiers kidnapped by Hamas. any of the prisoners reached Ramallah, West Bank by bus, where they were greeted by the cheering crowd
said AFP.
70 of the exempt people were transported to Egypt
“the country’s state tv has said.
According to the agreement, freed prisoners convicted of killing Israelis cannot return to Palestinian territories.
Many of the Palestinians who were transported to Egypt present were serving life imprisonment
— wrote the Israeli paper “Haarec”.
He added that they would be deported from Egypt to another countries. The remaining prisoners were transported to the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
Before that, Hamas released 4 Israeli soldiers kidnapped on 7 October 2023 to the Gaza Strip.
Second exchange time
This was the second circular of the exchange of Israeli Hamas hostages on Palestinian prisoners carried out within the framework of the ceasefire in Gaza in force from 19 January.
The agreement assumes that in the first phase of the ceasefire, which is due to take place until the beginning of March, there will be an exchange of 33 kidnapped to about 1900 Palestinian prisoners. So far 7 hostages have been released for 290 inmates. The exchange is mediated by the Red Cross.
The war in the Gaza Strip broke out after the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas invaded Israel on 7 October 2023, killing about 1,200 people. 251 hostages were besides kidnapped, 87 of them inactive in prison.
Over 47,000 people in the Gaza Strip were killed in the war of more than 15 months, which was ruined by Israeli attacks. Most Gazans had to flee many times, and there is simply a humanitarian crisis in Palestinian territory.
The ceasefire agreement besides implies, among another things, the gradual withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip, the anticipation for Palestinians to return to their towns and the increased supply of humanitarian aid.
Negotiations have not yet been launched to find the conditions of the second phase of the agreement, with a view to establishing a lasting truce.
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