Rafah:
Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters handed over a number of hostages Tuesday to the Pink Cross in Gaza, an AFP journalist noticed, a part of an change beneath the phrases of an prolonged truce within the Israel-Hamas struggle.
The Israeli hostages, all ladies, have been handed over by masked and armed fighters, some from Hamas and others from Islamic Jihad, to Pink Cross officers in Rafah close to the border with Egypt, the journalist mentioned.
Shortly afterwards, the Israeli army mentioned in an announcement that ”primarily based on info that was acquired from the Pink Cross, 12 hostages – together with 10 Israelis and two overseas nationals – are on their approach towards Israeli territory”.
The discharge of the 2 overseas hostages got here along with the discharge of the ten Israelis beneath the phrases of the deal.
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