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33 Palestinians to be released in exchange for 11 Israelis from Gaza, spokesman says

R.Campbell3 months ago

More than 30 Palestinian civilians will be released in exchange for 11 Israeli detainees from Gaza, announced Monday.

He posted the update on , which is the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.

In implementation of the commitments of the fourth day of the humanitarian truce agreement, 33 Palestinian civilians will be released today in exchange for the release of 11 Israeli detainees from Gaza," Al Ansari wrote.

Those released from Israeli prisons include 30 minors and 3 women, while the Israelis released from Gaza include 3 French citizens, 2 German citizens, and 6 Argentinian citizens, were handed over to the ICRC," he added.

The news comes shortly after the Qatari government said , raising the prospect of a longer halt to their deadliest and most destructive war and further exchanges of militant-held hostages for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.

The Israeli military said Monday evening that 11 hostages were handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza and were on their way to Israeli territory, marking the start of the fourth swap under the original truce.

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