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Hamas hands over 7 captives to Red Cross in Gaza: Reports
Reuters reports Hamas has handed over seven Israeli captives to the ICRC. It cited an official involved in the operation.
Israel’s YNet and Hayom newspapers have also reported on the move.
ICRC teams drive through Gaza City on Monday as Hamas begins to release some living captives
Hamas armed wing reaffirms commitment to ceasefire agreement
The Qassam Brigades has released a statement regarding the captive-prisoner exchange happening today.
Here are its translated comments:
- We declare our commitment to the agreement reached and the timetables associated with it, as long as the occupation [Israel] adheres to them.
- The agreement reached is the result of the steadfastness of our people and the resilience of resistance fighters.
- The resistance was eager to stop the war of extermination, but the enemy thwarted all efforts.
- The enemy failed to recover its prisoners through military pressure, despite its superior intelligence and surplus force.
- The enemy submits and recovers its prisoners through an exchange deal, as the resistance had promised from the beginning.
More Israeli captives to be released in south Gaza
We’ve been reporting on Hamas handing over seven Israeli captives to the Red Cross in northern Gaza. Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic, citing Palestinian sources, are reporting that the release of all the captives will be completed by 10am local time (07:00 GMT) in southern Gaza.
Released captives handed over to Israeli army
The Israeli army has confirmed the release of seven captives by Hamas, and “they are on their way to Israeli territory”. “They are reported to be in reasonable condition, walking without needing medical assistance,” said Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh, reporting from Amman, Jordan.
People applauding and cheering in Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square as news breaks that the first seven captives are on their way back to Israel
