a new group of 17 hostages including 14 Israelis handed over to the Red Cross, according to the Israeli army

For this third day of truce between Israel and Hamas, Sunday November 26, new releases of hostages were carried out. According to the Israeli army, 17 hostages, including 14 Israelis, were handed over to the Red Cross in the afternoon. This is the third group of hostages released in three days, following a truce agreement between Hamas and Israel according to which a total of 50 Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 will be able to return home, against the release of 150 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. Follow our live stream.

Russian hostage freed. Hamas announced in a statement that it had released a Russian hostage kidnapped on October 7 in Israel, “in response to efforts” of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his “support for the Palestinian cause”. The Kremlin has regularly called for a ceasefire, repeating that lasting peace in the Middle East requires the creation of a Palestinian state.

A second exchange took place on Saturday. A second exchange between Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners took place on Saturday. Seventeen hostages, including thirteen Israelis, were finally released late in the evening, after several hours of uncertainty. The Israeli authorities then announced the release of 39 Palestinian prisoners, as on Friday, under the agreement with the Islamist movement, which provides for the release of three prisoners in exchange for that of an Israeli hostage.

40 Israeli hostages released and 18 foreigners. The agreement, concluded on Wednesday under the aegis of Qatar with the support of the United States and Egypt, provides for a total exchange of 50 Hamas hostages for 150 Palestinian prisoners. This truce should theoretically end Tuesday morning, but could be extended if the Islamist movement agrees to release more hostages.