CAIRO: President of Egypt Abdel Fattah Al Sisi on Sunday thanked Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani for facilitating a truce in Gaza and the exchange of captives between Hamas and Israel.
Sisi in a social media post said that he looked forward for more cooperation that can help meet the aspirations of the Palestinian people and to ensure a comprehensive peace in the region.
The Israel-Hamas truce brokered by Egypt, Qatar, and the US, entered its third day on Sunday, with third wave of prisoner releases.
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As per the deal, Hamas released 13 of its Israeli captives and Israel released 39 Palestinians from its jails on Friday. Moreover, on Saturday, a second batch of 13 Israeli captives and 39 Palestinian prisoners were freed.
The head of Egypt’s State Information Service Diaa Rashwan said on Sunday afternoon the third batch of 13 Israeli captives and 39 Palestinians imprisoned in Israeli jails was released.
The four-day truce involves pause to war in Gaza
The four-day truce also involved a pause to war in Gaza and the entry of humanitarian aid for 2.4 million Palestinians in the besieged strip. Under the agreement 50 Israeli captives, including women and children would be released.
In return, 150 Palestinian political prisoners, including women and children, would be freed from Israeli detention. The agreement also gave a room for an extension and the release of more captives and prisoners.
According to Rashwan communications are going on with all relevant sides to extend the four-day truce for one or two additional days.
