Israel-Hamas war: 6 additional Israeli hostages released

Six additional hostages were released Thursday, the Israeli military says.

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The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday said that six more hostages were released, according to CNN.

The additional hostages were taken to Egypt by the Red Cross hours after two other hostages were over to Israel separately, according to The Associated Press. They have since returned to Israel, the Prime Minister’s Office said, according to CNN.

The Prime Minister’s office, according to CNN , released the names of the six hostages:

Sapir Cohen, adult Shani Goren, adult Nili Margalit, adult Ilana Gritzewsky, adult Bilal Alziadana, adult Aisha Alziadana, child

The hostage release Thursday marked the seventh straight night hostages were released under the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas. The cease-fire agreement is expected to expire early Friday but mediators are working to extend the deadline.

According to the AP , Israel is expected to free 30 Palestinian prisoners Thursday night.