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First batch of 13 Gaza hostages will be freed tomorrow after Israel and Hamas agree who will be released - with ceasefire beginning from 7am

R.Taylor3 months ago
A truce between Israel and Hamas in Gaza will start on Friday at 7am, with a the first batch of hostages to be released at 4pm, a spokesperson for Qatar 's foreign ministry said on Thursday.

Majed Al-Ansari told reporters in Doha the lists of all civilians that would be released from Gaza had been agreed.

Israel had agreed Wednesday on a deal that will see 50 women and children kidnapped by Hamas gunmen on October freed during a four-day truce, leaving their families with an agonising wait to see if their loved ones are coming home.

The process of recovering those hostages was expected to start today at 10am (8am GMT) but officials said that no captives would be released until Friday, prolonging their relatives' torment.

Now, it has emerged that the first group of hostages will be released via the Red Cross at 4pm tomorrow, once again raising the hopes of the captives' anguished families.

The truce has been delayed because Israel and Hamas failed to agree on which hostages would be released first and how, a Palestinian official said, adding that a list of those to be freed had been exchanged by both sides.

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Majed Al-Ansari told reporters in Doha the lists of all civilians that would be released from Gaza had been agreed

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