Launch comes after mediator Qatar says Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza prolonged by two days.
The Israeli navy says 11 hostages have been launched by the Palestinian armed group Hamas and are on their solution to Israel, the most recent in a collection of exchanges throughout a four-day humanitarian pause.
“Primarily based on data that was acquired from the Purple Cross, 11 hostages are at present on their solution to Israeli territory,” the Israeli navy mentioned in a press release on Monday.
A spokesman for the Ministry of International Affairs of Qatar, which has performed a key function in mediation efforts, mentioned these launched had been six Argentinians, three French residents and two Germans.
The discharge of the hostages, a few of the roughly 240 folks taken captive by Hamas in lethal assaults on southern Israel on October 7, comes after Qatar and Hamas mentioned that an settlement has been reached to additional prolong the preliminary four-day truce.
Qatar’s International Ministry mentioned on Monday that Israel and Hamas had reached a deal to increase their truce for an extra two days, providing much-needed respite for Palestinians in Gaza, who’ve been exhausted by weeks of relentless Israeli bombardment, and hope for Israelis with family members held captive who they hope to see return house.
Over the previous a number of days, Palestinian teams in Gaza have launched captives in alternate for the discharge of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons, a lot of whom are ladies and youngsters who’ve been held with out trial.
On Sunday, Hamas launched 17 extra captives – 14 Israelis and three Thais – the best quantity up to now. The full variety of captives launched since preventing started on October 7 now stands at 62, most of them because the momentary pause within the preventing started on Friday.
Israel has mentioned that it’ll prolong the truce by someday for each 10 hostages launched, and Hamas has mentioned it has agreed to an prolonged truce beneath “the identical phrases” as the unique deal.
The pause in preventing has additionally allowed for elevated shipments of assist into the Gaza Strip, the place a relentless Israeli assault and siege of the territory has created a dire humanitarian disaster.
