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Ambassador Manuel Cacho-Souza, In conversation with RPPHamas confirmed the release of 13 Israeli hostages First release of prisoners Within four days, a cease-fire agreement was reached between Israel and Hamas.
“They have been handed over to the Red Cross and they are already in Egypt. They will be medically examined and then they will be taken to Israel. Now Israel must release 39 Palestinians, which is being done now,” he pointed out.
On the other hand, the diplomat pointed out that Israel is already preparing to release Palestinians held in state prisons.
“Buses are already at the gates of Israeli prisons to pick up Palestinian citizens. It will be fine in a few minutes,” he said.
Regarding the identities of the freed Israelis, the ambassador pointed out that “this is handled only by the Israeli government, and the Red Cross is verifying the status of their release.”
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A national diplomat pointed out that despite the ceasefire announcement, rockets were exchanged this morning. Hamas e Israel.
“Today the announcement begins with great intensity and great anticipation, starting at 7 am. A ceasefire is said to have taken place, but there was an exchange of rockets in the morning,” he said.
Likewise, as he pointed out, the hostage exchange took place several minutes after the agreed time, even though it was postponed by a day. Also, the list of Israeli hostages varies from 50 to 13.
“Today (they are being released) 13, but first it was 50, then they reduced the number, on the other side it was 3 to 1, on the Palestinian side they were going to give 39. At first it was going. That was yesterday, then it was postponed today. There is a lot of expectation on the part of the families, here “They are very supportive and they have built solidarity with the hostages,” he said.
It should be noted that Qatar, the main mediator with Egypt and the United States, reached the deal last Wednesday A The four-day ceasefire could be extended and 50 hostages could be exchanged Gaza 150 for Palestinian prisoners Inside Israel.
He announced that the deal was initially scheduled to come into force on Thursday, but was delayed to 07:00 local time (0500 GMT) on Friday. Qatar. Around 4:00 pm (9:00 am in Peru), the release of 13 women and children took place. Gaza.
By dawn, thousands of people who had fled to areas near the border into Egypt prepared to return to their homes, packing their belongings into plastic bags and cardboard boxes.
This morning, an Egyptian security source told AFP that a security team from his country would be in Jerusalem and Ramallah to guarantee “respect for the list” of freed Palestinian prisoners.
For their part, Israeli security officials, along with Red Cross personnel and Egyptian agents, will be stationed on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing to receive the freed hostages. Gaza.
