The Israeli occupation army confirms the receipt of seven hostages from Hamas – urgent
On Monday, Hamas began the process of handing over to Israel another The living hostages held in the Gaza Strip in exchange for Palestinian detainees before a peace summit in Egypt in the presence of Donald Trump.
In the first phase of the American president’s plan for a ceasefire in Gaza, the return of the hostages to Israel is accompanied by the Hebrew state’s release of 250 detainees. "Security" Palestinians and 1,700 have been arrested by Israel in Gaza since the start of the war on October 7, 2023.
On Sunday evening, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on the fourth day of the ceasefire that the return of the hostages constitutes "A historical event" He gets mixed up in it "Sadness" With"Joy".
Watch for prisoner exchange
The hostages are awaited "Early Monday morning" According to Netanyahu’s spokeswoman Shosh Bedrosian, she explained that the Israeli government expects "To release the twenty living hostages together and (to hand them all over) to the Red Cross simultaneously"The Israeli authorities indicated the possibility that they would not hand over the bodies of all the two deceased hostages. Bedrosian confirmed that in this case "An international body agreed upon under the plan will help locate and hand over the (dead) hostages if they are not found."
The Israeli army announced on Monday morning that the Red Cross was on its way to an agreed-upon point in the northern Gaza Strip to receive hostages.
The war is over
Informed sources reported that Hamas had completed preparations to hand over the living hostages, but was still demanding the release of senior Palestinian leaders detained by Israel.On the other hand, Israel confirmed that the Palestinian detainees who were transferred to two specific prisons would not be released until the identity of the returned hostages was confirmed.
It was published. On Monday morning, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, presented a list of the names of the twenty living hostages scheduled to be released as part of the exchange deal.
Donald Trump is expected to arrive in Israel early Monday morning. After a meeting with Netanyahu, he will deliver a speech before Parliament and meet with relatives of hostages.
Trump confirmed to reporters as he left the United States "The war is over okay? Did you understand that?"expressing his confidence that the ceasefire "It will last"
For his part, Netanyahu confirmed that Israel had achieved "Tremendous victories, victories that astonished the world. But the battle is not over".
