Hamas released the three Israelic hostages of Gaza, because of the fragile ceasefire
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Hamas released three hostages on Saturday in exchange for dozens of Palestinian prisoners' release. This is the fourth time in the fragile ceasefire exchange in Gaza.
These three hostages-Yarden Bibas, OFER KALDERON and Keith Siegel-were handed over to Gaza Israeli forces, then returned to Israel and reunited with their family members.
A few hours later, Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners, and a large number of people gathered in Lamara City on the west coast. Welcome those released. Others released in Gaza or abroad.
In another milestone in the two weeks of the old ceasefire, a group of sick and injured Palestinians later passed through the Gaza people, passed through Lafa's transit point to Egypt. At the same time, this has been closed.
This six -week off of a six -week off -three -stage transaction was the first part of the complicated three -stage transaction that the US leader's mediation officer strike, which made people want to end the hostile operation of Gaza.
The 15-month war has become the most fatal battle in the history of Israel-Palestine's conflict, which has caused Gaza to fall into ruins, consumes Israeli society, and bring the Middle East to the edge of a comprehensive war.
35-year-old Bibas and 54-year-old French-Israeli dual national Kalderon (Nir Oz war. Siegel is a 65-year-old The United States-Israel, with his wife Aviva, occupied Kibbutz from KFAR AZA.
Two children of Kalderon, EREZ and Sahar were abducted and were abducted. The only stop during the war in the end of 2023 was released, just like Ava Siger The same as Aviva Siegel. However, Bibas's wife Shiri and his two children Ariel and KFIR have not yet been returned.
In just nine months old, KFir Bibas was the youngest hostage. Become one of the long -lasting images of Israel's Hamas attack.
Hamas claimed in the early days that the three were killed in the Israeli air strike in Gasha. Israeli officials have always expressed their unable to verify this statement, but expressed serious attention to their destiny.
72 Palestinian prisoners released on Saturday were sentenced to long -term or life imprisonment for national security allegations before October 7. After Hamas's attack, 111 other 111 people were detained in Gaza and did not judge, but subsequently determined not to participate in the attack.
According to Israeli officials, Hamas militants were killed on October 7, killing 1,200 people and occupying 250 hostages.
According to Palestinian officials, Israel made a catastrophic attack on Gaza's devastating attacks. The attack was killed more than 47,000 people, which caused most of the 23 million residents of the flying land and suffered a humanitarian disaster.
During the suspension of the war in 2023, about 100 people released the hostages, while a few were rescued by the Israeli forces. Israel also retrieved several hostages. Before the exchange on Saturday, 82 hostages (believed at least half of the dead) remained in Gaza.
Overall, Hamas will release 33 hostages in the first stage of the transaction in exchange for about 1,900 Palestinian prisoners. But Israeli officials said this week that the eight of the 33 (including women, children, patients, and elderly people) died.
In the second stage-Israel and Hamas will begin negotiations in the next few days-Haras aims to release all the remaining life and hostages in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian detention. End war.
The third stage is also the last stage of the remaining corpse of the hostages of death and the reconstruction of Gaza.