Three Israeli hostages were released on Saturday, compared to dozens of Palestinian prisoners such as cease-fire Between Israel and Hamas, it continued to stick. This was the fifth exchange of hostage and prisoners as part of the first stage of the deal, which started on January 19.
Owahah bin Ami, 56, was transferred Elie Charraby, 52, or Levi, 34, as a hostage during the Hamas Wahshi attack on October 7, 2023, who killed 1,200 people in Israel and the war in Gaza. Since then, more than 47,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, according to the Hamas -running Ministry of Health.
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Follow the release of the three hostages of males with the same dances as previous versions: they were transported in white trucks to the Marahi area where they were handed over to Red Cross officials. All three men looked very thin and pink.
“These are men who endured hell itself,” said the hostage and families forum in Tel Aviv in a statement after seeing the case of the three hostages on Saturday. “There can be no more delay – the second stage of the hostage deal must be implemented immediately!”
The Israeli Prime Minister’s office issued a statement after the release, saying: “Because of the serious state of the three hostages and repeated violations by the terrorist organization Hamas, Prime Minister (Benjamin) Netanyahu ordered not to allow the situation not to cancel and take appropriate measures.”
However, it was not clear that these measures would be.
Shortly after the delivery of Al -Tarfa in Gaza, a bus carrying Palestinian prisoners launched by Israel arrived in the West Bank, according to the ceasefire agreement, Reuters said.
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Bin Amy and Sharabi from Kibbutz Perry were kidnapped on October 7. Bin Amy’s wife, Raz, was kidnapped, but she was released as part of a separate exchange deal in November 2023. Sharbi’s wife and two daughters were killed in an attack.
“I just hope he already knows, because it will be another layer of torture until I survived for 490 days and then go out to that news,” Stepie brother, Stephen Presley, said the news network news Network BBC Network before his release.
Or Levy was attending the Nova Music Festival with his wife, Enaf, when the militants attacked. The two tried to take a warehouse. Einaf was killed, or kidnapped.
The transition came days after President Trump suggested that the Palestinians be in Gaza TransferWhich sent diplomatic shock waves around the world and raised fears that the fragile ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas may collapse.
So far, 18 hostages have been released for more than 550 Palestinian prisoners as part of the first stage of the deal. Negotiations during the second stage are ongoing.