After hours of delay, the second group of hostages from Hamas has now been handed over to the Red Cross. Israel also confirms the release of 13 Israelis and 7 foreigners.
The Islamist Hamas has handed over a group of hostages in the Gaza Strip to employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Both the terrorist organization and the Israeli military announced this on Saturday. The Red Cross brought 13 Israelis and four Thai citizens across the border into Egypt on Saturday.
Just a few hours before the hostages were released, Hamas surprisingly stopped a handover at the last minute. The reason given by the terrorist organization was that, in its view, Israel had violated part of the hostage deal. After Qatar intervened, Hamas gave in late in the evening.
Hamas and Israel exchange hostages for prisoners
In return, 39 Palestinian prisoners were to be released from Israeli prisons in the evening. According to Hamas, among them are six women and 33 male youths under the age of 19.
Source: Stern
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