The Israeli Army announced this Tuesday that 10 Israeli and 4 Thai hostages They were freed by the Islamist group Hamas and are being transferred to Israeli territory, on the sixth day of the agreement to exchange hostages for prisoners in parallel to the temporary ceasefire.
“According to information received from the Red Cross, 10 Israelis and 4 hostages with nationality thai are on their way to Israeli territory,” the military spokesperson reported in a statement.
Among the released Israelis are four minors, an 18-year-old young man and five women.
Between the Israelis there is a Dutch citizenanother three have German citizenship and another has American nationality, specified the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, a key country in the mediation between Hamas and Israel that led to a six-day truce that must expire in the next few hours if it is not resolved. prolongs
“Taste hopes that the progress made in recent days can be sustainedand that an additional extension of the humanitarian pause pact can be achieved,” said the Qatari authorities.
The 14 recently freed hostages join two other Russian-Israeli captives who were freed hours earlier.
With them, in total, 97 captives were released by the Islamist group since the exchange began last Friday, which is accompanied daily by the release of 30 Palestinian prisoners.
Among those released so far There are 73 Israelis who have surrendered in exchange for 180 Palestinians, to which another 30 are expected to be added who must be released shortly. The agreement establishes the exchange of women and children by both parties.
Logistical problems
Unlike previous days, the hostages They left later today due to logistical problemsaccording to Israeli sources cited by the media.
Among those released today the mother of a 13-year-old girl who was released the other daywhich generated controversy due to the fact that he did not go out with his mother, the media reported.
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In turn, six of those released are from Kibbutz Beerione of the Israeli communities adjacent to Gaza most affected by the attack by the armed wing of Hamas on October 7, which left more than 1,200 Israelis dead and more than 240 hostages taken to Gaza.
Currently, it is estimated that there are about 145 captives in Gazamost of them men, some of them foreigners, elderly or Israeli soldiers.