Qatar said that 39 Palestinian prisoners will be released on Sunday (26). The Palestinians will be released in exchange for the 17 hostages released by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari said.
This will be the third hostage-for-prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas during the current four-day truce.
Hamas released the third group of hostages on the third day of the war truce in agreement with Israel. The information was confirmed by the Israel Defense Forces.
In total, 17 people were transferred to Red Cross agents on the Gaza border with Egypt. In total, 58 hostages have already been released
The group includes 13 Israelis and 4 foreigners. The identities have not yet been confirmed.
Military officials said the freed Israeli hostages have already been handed over to the Israel Defense Forces. One hostage was airlifted to a hospital and the other 12 were taken across the border fence directly from Gaza to Israel.
Source: CNN Brasil
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