Israel Hama Ceasefire: The militant organization Hamas has released the first group of hostages under the ceasefire agreement today, which includes 13 Israelis. This information has been received from Israeli media. These hostages were kept in Gaza Strip for almost seven weeks. The media gave this information quoting Israeli security officials. Thai Prime Minister Shretha Thavisin said that 12 Thai citizens were also released. A total of 50 hostages will be released during the four-day ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. Under the agreement, Israel will release 150 Palestinians in the next four days. 39 prisoners are to be released on Friday.
23 lakh people got relief
There has been no news of fighting from anywhere in the hours after the ceasefire started. This ceasefire will provide relief to 23 lakh people of Gaza who have been suffering from Israeli bombardment and lack of basic needs supplies for the last few weeks. There were no less concerns in Israel too where people are worried about the safety of the people taken hostage after the Hamas attack on October 7. Palestinian officials said that in the first swap Friday afternoon, 39 Palestinian prisoners – 24 women, including some convicted of attempted murder for attacks on Israeli forces, and 15 teenagers jailed for crimes such as stone-throwing – were exchanged for 13 Israeli hostages. Will be released.
25 hostages released
Just before that exchange, Thai Prime Minister Shretha Thavisin later said in a tweet that 12 Thai citizens had also been released. An Israeli official confirmed that the Thai detainees had left Gaza and were en route to Israel where they would be taken to a hospital. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because she was not authorized to discuss the release with the media.
four day ceasefire
It is noteworthy that under the agreement between Israel and Hamas, the four-day ceasefire became effective from Friday and with this, the stage has been set for the exchange of Palestinians imprisoned in Israel and dozens of people held hostage by militants in Gaza. There is no news of conflict a few hours after the ceasefire. This diplomatic success brings some relief to the 2.3 million people in Gaza who have endured weeks of Israeli bombardment. This is also a relief news for those families in Israel who are worried about their loved ones taken captive during the Hamas attack on October 7.