Hamas militants late Tuesday released more Israeli hostages on the fifth day of an extended six-day truce in the Israel-Hamas war, with the Jewish state expected to soon free more Palestinian prisoners.
The Israeli military said 12 hostages who were held in Gaza, 10 Israelis and two foreign nationals, were driven to Israel. In turn, Israel was expected to free 30 Palestinian prisoners, 15 women and 15 young men, according to the Palestinian Prisoner's Club, a semi-official organization.
In the first four days of the original truce agreement, Hamas released 50 Israeli hostages as of Monday night as well as 19 foreigners, mostly Thai farmworkers. Israel has so far freed 150 prisoners, before the truce was extended an additional two days.
The hostages were among about 240 people seized by Hamas gunmen during their rampage into southern Israel on October 7 in which they killed about 1,200 people. Israel, in its counter-offensive aimed at ending Hamas control of the Gaza Strip and its military leadership, has killed more than 15,000 people, according to the Hamas-controlled Gaza health ministry. #Israel #Palestinian #reels #videography #voanews
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