The Israel-Hamas War is currently under a four-day ceasefire that began Friday as Hamas begins releasing some of the innocent civilians it dragged into Gaza during the October 7 massacre. Under the agreement, Israel has agreed to release 150 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for 50 of the 240 Israeli hostages.
This exchange is estimated to be carried out over the four-day period; however, Israel says the agreement for ceasefire will be extended by a day every time 10 more hostages are released.
In the first exchange, Hamas released 24 innocent hostages on Friday while Israel released 39 prisoners and convicted terrorists.
On Saturday, Hamas held up the next exchange making complaints about Israel, but then finally agreed to release 13 Israelis and 7 other foreigners for 39 more Palestinians.
הגעתי במהלך השבת לרצועת עזה, כדי לקיים הערכת מצב לקראת המשך הלחימה להכרעת החמאס, וכדי להודות ללוחמים שלנו על פעולה נחושה, מקצועית וקטלנית. עם ישראל תומך בכם ומחזק אתכם pic.twitter.com/Woiy2YVsJV
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The names of the Jewish hostages released on Friday were revealed by the Prime Minister’s Office of Israel, including the following:
Asher family:
Doron Katz-Asher (34)
Raz
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