LIVE ISRAEL. Media show photos of 13 released Israeli hostages, again 39 Palestinian prisoners released

Hamas handed over a second group of hostages to the Red Cross on Saturday evening. The terrorist movement said this in a statement. This concerns 13 Israelis and 7 foreigners. However, the Israeli army and the Red Cross both say a total of 17 hostages have been released. The operation should have been completed earlier on Saturday, but was delayed because, according to Hamas, Israel did not adhere to the agreements. After mediation by Qatar and Egypt, Hamas was still willing to cooperate. Follow all developments in our live blog.

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