The agreement announced by the president of the United States, Joe Biden, contemplates an exchange between the hostages who remain alive and the Palestinian prisoners in Israel.
Israel and the Palestinian organization Hamas They reached a ceasefire agreement this Wednesday that includes the region of Loopand will consist of several phases. From the first, there will be a gradual release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas. How many are there and what will the process be like?
The conflict began on October 7, 2023 when Hamas carried out an incursion into the south of Israeli territory, where it murdered 1,200 people and kidnapped 250. Today there are still 33 alive in the hands of the Palestinian organization. The agreement reached this Wednesday contemplates an exchange between the 33 hostages and the 1,000 Palestinians detained in Israeli territory.
Although the Security Cabinet in Israel still needs to sign the agreement, Netanyahu’s government is already working out the details of the hostage release. Israeli President Isaac Herzog met this Wednesday with the head of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Mirjana Spoljaric, to discuss preparations for the release. Herzog noted “the utmost importance and sensitivity of this mission.”
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What will the release of the hostages held by Hamas and Palestinian prisoners in Israel be like?
The 33 hostages will be released during the first phase of the ceasefire that will last 42 days. According to the Jewish News Agency (JNA), It will be in stages. First it will be the turn of civilian women, then military women and, finally, men over 50 years old and sick.
The same day as the beginning of the ceasefire agreement, January 19the first three hostages will be released. On the seventh day, four more will be released. Then, every seven days, three hostages will be released. The last 14 will be released in the last week of the first phase.
Regarding the Palestinian prisonersfrom Israel assure that those who participated in the excursion on October 7, 2023 will not be released, but rather those who were captured after the beginning of Israel’s military offensive, reported in the AJN.
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