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So far Hamas has released 7 Israeli hostages.
Under the ceasefire agreement, Hamas will release 6 Israeli citizens this week. They will be released in two batches of 3 each on Thursday and Saturday. In return, Israel will allow Palestinian citizens in North Gaza to return from today i.e. Monday, January 27.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave this information. The hostages who were released included two women, Arbel Yehud and Agar Berger. He was taken hostage by Hamas on 7 October 2023.
Israel had demanded the release of Arbel Yehud along with four female hostages who were released on Saturday last week. However, Hamas did not release Arbel on Saturday. Israel had called this a violation of ceasefire.
Pictured are Arbel Yehud (left) and Agar Berger (right).
7 Israeli hostages and more than 300 Palestinians released
So far, Hamas has released 7 Israeli hostages under the ceasefire agreement. These are all women. In exchange for these, Israel has released more than 300 Palestinian prisoners.
Hamas handed over the list of remaining hostages to Israel on Sunday. Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas started from January 19. The first phase of the ceasefire is for 42 days, during which all Israeli hostages will be released.
Israel did not receive this list till Saturday. Israel had called this a violation of ceasefire. Due to this, the return of Palestinians to North Gaza was being delayed.
Israel will release about 700 Palestinian prisoners
The ceasefire deal will be completed in 3 phases. In the first phase, Hamas will release 33 hostages kidnapped from Israel. Also, the Israeli army will retreat 700 meters from the Gaza border. Israel’s Justice Ministry has also released a list of 95 Palestinian prisoners who will be released in the first phase. These include 69 women, 16 men and 10 minors.
Israel will release more than 700 Palestinian prisoners. A list of their names has also been released. Many people included in this list are serving life sentences on murder charges, including members of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Ceasefire deal will be completed in three phases On January 15, Joe Biden had said that this deal would start in three phases from January 19, i.e. Sunday. In this, hostages will be exchanged for 42 days.
First phase:
- There will be a complete ceasefire in Gaza from January 19 to March 1. Hamas will release 33 Israeli hostages. Israel will release 33 Palestinian prisoners every day in exchange for one of its hostages. For every Israeli female soldier, 50 Palestinian prisoners will be released.
Second phase:
- If everything goes well on the 16th day of the first phase, i.e. till 3rd February, then talks will start on the plan for the second phase. No attack will be made during this period. The remaining hostages who survived will be released.
- Israel will release 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, including about 190 who have been serving sentences for more than 15 years.
Third phase:
- Gaza will be rehabilitated in the last phase of this deal. This will take 3 to 5 years. The bodies of hostages killed by Hamas will also be handed over to Israel.
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