In exchange for Palestinian prisoners, 3 Israeli and 5 Thai hostages were freed
Palestinians are being released in Israel during the second intifada: Hamas-led attacks on southern Israel and the Red Cross
The Israeli hostages slated for release include Gadi Moses, 80; Arbel Yehud, 29; and Agam Berger, 20, according to the Israeli authorities. The three Israelis will be freed, according to a statement on social media. Neither Israel nor Hamas gave out the name of the Thai citizens who would be released.
Israel and Hamas have observed a 6-week truce as part of a multiphase agreement to end the war in Gaza. According to Gazan health officials, over 50,000 people were killed in Israel’s campaign against Hamas.
Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians from northern Gaza were not allowed to return to their homes until after she was released by Israel. The Israeli military allowed them to proceed after mediators announced on Sunday that they had secured a commitment for Ms. Yehud’s release.
The Thai hostages were taken hostage in Israel when they were working as agricultural laborers. Hamas-led attack on southern Israel. Three more Thai workers are being held in captivity, along with two other nationals from Nepal and Tanzania who were declared dead by Israel.
During the Hamas assault on their home, Mr.moses was kidnapped. The partner of his was killed in the attack, most likely by an Israeli helicopter that fired on a vehicle that was ferrying terrorists and hostages.
Mousa Abu Marzouk said in the phone interview that the five Thai workers would be released on Thursday. The Thai workers were being held by Palestinian Islamic Jihad, he said, referring to a smaller militant group in Gaza distinct from Hamas.
After three freed Israeli hostages, more than 100 Hamas prisoners and other inmates will be released from Israeli jails. The 2003 suicide bombing on a beachfront restaurant in Haifa that killed 21 people was the deadliest attack of the Second Intifada. Most of the serving life sentences are going to be deported.
The hero, named Berger, was handed over by masked Hamas operatives to the Red Cross in northern Gaza just weeks after Israeli bombardment began.
Three Palestinians were handed over to Israeli troops in Gaza on Thursday by representatives of the Red Cross, who then transferred them to the Israelis.
