2023-11-30 15:12:00
Israel and the Palestinian armed faction Hamas conducted their sixth hostage-detainee exchange yesterday (29th) and agreed to extend the ceasefire, which has been in effect for six days, by one more day.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and others announced that Hamas handed over 16 hostages, including 10 Israelis, 4 Thai nationals, and 2 Russian nationals, to Israel on this day among the hostages it had taken during a surprise attack on Israel on the 7th of last month.
Majid al-Ansari, spokesman for the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who has been mediating negotiations between the two sides, also said in a statement that 30 Palestinian prisoners, including 16 minors and 14 women, were released on this day. They were transported by bus from Israel’s Ofer Prison to Ramallah in the West Bank. It is known that.
Additionally, it was revealed that among the released Israeli hostages, there were a total of five dual citizens, including American dual citizen Liat Beinin, one Dutch citizen, and three German dual citizens.
This action follows Israel’s previous offer to extend the ceasefire by one day if Hamas releases 10 hostages and to release three times as many Palestinian prisoners as the number of hostages released.
Meanwhile, the Israeli military and Hamas each confirmed that today (30th), with a few minutes left until the end of the temporary ceasefire deadline, Israel and Hamas agreed to extend the ceasefire by one more day to proceed with further negotiations.
Meanwhile, U.S. President Joe Biden said in a statement that day that he was very pleased to see Beanin reunited with his family, and that he would make sure to rescue all hostages held in Hamas’ terrorist attacks.
VOA News
*This article references Archyde.com.
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