DOHA: Qatar on Monday said that Argentinian, French, German and dual nationality holders are among 11 Israeli hostages to be freed in a fourth group by Hamas in exchange for 33 Palestinians.
Qatar Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari said on X, formerly Twitter said the fourth day of the humanitarian truce agreement, 33 Palestinian civilians will be freed in exchange for the release of 11 Israeli captives from Gaza.
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.
— د. ماجد محمد الأنصاري Dr. Majed Al Ansari (@majedalansari) November 27, 2023
He said those freed from Israeli prisons include 30 minors and 3 women, while the Israelis released from Gaza include 6 Argentinian citizens, 3 French citizens and 2 German citizens.
A total of 50 Israeli captives are to be released by Hamas over the four-day ceasefire in exchange for 150 Palestinians.
Earlier, Qatari foreign ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari stated, that as part of the ongoing mediation, an agreement has been reached to extend the humanitarian truce for an additional two days in the Gaza Strip.
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Hamas, the Palestinian resistance group, also confirmed the two-day truce extension, stating that the agreement was reached with Qatar and Egypt as mediators under the same conditions as the previous truce.
Israel launched a relentless bombing campaign in the Gaza Strip, which has killed about 15,000 people mostly women and children.
The Israeli air and ground strikes have also caused extensive damage to buildings, including hospitals, mosques, and churches.
