a new group of 17 hostages, including 14 Israelis, was released and handed over to the Red Cross

Under the truce agreement in force, and as in previous days, 39 Palestinian detainees will be released by the Jewish state, according to the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, the main mediator between the two belligerents.

The Israeli army announced on Sunday, November 26, that the armed wing of Hamas handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) a new group of 17 hostages, including 13 Israelis. This is the third group of hostages released in three days, as part of the truce agreement between the Jewish state and the Palestinian Islamist movement. This provides for the release of a total of 50 Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 against that of 150 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.

Thirteen hostages arrived in Israeli territory late in the afternoon, the IDF said, the other four are on their way. According to Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari, among the hostages released by Hamas on Sunday were “13 Israeli civilians from Gaza, in addition to a Russian national and three Thais”.

According to the newspaper Haaretz, one of the hostages in fact has dual Russian and Israeli nationality, which explains the figure of 14 released Israeli hostages communicated by the Hebrew state. Similarly, US President Joe Biden announced the release of Abigail, a 4-year-old Israeli-American hostage.

As part of the commitments made on the third day of truce between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, 39 Palestinian detainees must, as in previous days, be released from prison on Sunday, announced Qatari diplomacy, the main mediator between the two belligerents. .