Israel-Hamas war: Egypt receives lists of 13 Israelis, 39 Palestinians to be release today
SIS) said in a statement on Sunday that Egypt has received lists of 13 Israelis and 39 Palestinians scheduled for release on Sunday. This will be the third batch in the four-day truce deal brokered by Egypt and Qatar. "The truce is proceeding without roadblocks," the SIS was quoted by Reuters as saying in a statement.
It added that 120 aid tucks crossed from Egypt to Gaza on Sunday including two fuel trucks and two with gas for cooking. DAY 1: The first swap between Hamas and Israel happened on Friday, when the truce first came into effect. Hamas released 24 captives held in Gaza, including 10 Thai nationals, one Filipino and 13 Israeli women and children.
In exchange, 24 Palestinian women — including two 18-year-olds — and 15 boys who were held as prisoners in Israel were releases, Al Jazeera reported. Day 2: Later on Saturday, Palestinian Islamist group Hamas released 17 hostages, including 13 and four Thai nationals. Six of the 13 Israelis were women and seven were teenagers or children.
The youngest was three-year-old Yahel Shoham. In return, Israel freed 39 Palestinians — six women and 33 teenagers — from two prisons, the Palestinian news agency WAFA was quoted by Reuters as saying. The second exchange was delayed for hours on Saturday after Hamas accused Israel of violating the agreement.
The four Thais freed on Saturday "want a shower and to contact their relatives", Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on social media platform X. "All were safe and showed few ill-effects," he said. DAY 3: Now, the third batch of exchange is scheduled to take place across Rafah crossing later on Sunday.
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