Hamas Gunman releases three more hostages, Israel released more than 180 Palestinian prisoners on Saturdays, promptly exchanged for the tense ceasefire contract, and transferred the transfer earlier this week. I avoided the confusion that the marked.
Hamas was a very theatrical ceremony in Khan Eunis in the southern Gaza area, and released two 35 -year -old Yaden Vivas (35 years old) and 54 -year -old offer Calderon. The group later released another ceremony in Gaza, Release Keith Sigel, the third hostage of the 65 -year -old US Israel. The three were escorted by the Red Cross workers, then headed to the Hospital in Israel and reunited with their family after 15 months of confinement.
In exchange, Israel has released 183 Palestinian prisoners. The free Palestinian bus has arrived at Ramarler on the west coast where Israel was occupied. The Red Cross also brought a group of prisoners who were released to European hospitals in Khan Eunis, according to the Palestinian prison information center linked to Hamas.
Israel watched a live broadcast of a hostage that became known as a “hostage square” in Tel Aviv and cheered when three were handed over. The parent Relative has expressed his joy with Relief, and the sadness that their families spent so many time in their breeding.
“This moment was too late 484 days late,” in an interview with Calderon’s cousin, Ifat Calderon, a public broadcasting station in Israel. “But it finally happened.”
In Khan Unis, some Gaza were shouted, and others were full of joy when a free prisoner arrived at European Hospital.
Some of the released people were convicted of a fatal attack and were sentenced to life in Israel. Israel regarded these prisoners as murder terrorists and lamented their release. However, Palestinians often regard them as freedom warriors for Israel.
“They were pleased to see the prisoners return,” said Dr. Al Homs.
According to Gazan Health Authorities, which does not distinguish civilians and combatants, more than 45,000 Gaza people have been killed in the catastrophic bombing and ground campaign in Israel. According to Israeli officials, Hamas -led attacks on October 7, 2023 caused wars, killed about 1,200 people, and ducted 250 people.
The exchange on Saturday was the fourth in the multi -phase cease agreement that Israel and Hamas agreed last month. Under the contract, Hamas pledged at least 33 of the 97 remaining hostages over the first six weeks in exchange for more than 1,500 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. It is thought that more than 30 people of the remaining hostage are dead. The mediator hopes that this transaction will lead to the end of the war, which leaves a large band in Gaza.
When the hostage and prisoners were exchanged, they reached another milestone in the ceasefire fire contract because they were allowed to leave Gaza for Egypt over the Lafa border.
Restarting the intersection, which is a major conductor that connects Gaza to the outside world, was the central part of the ceasefire agreement. The intersection was closed after Israel invaded Rafa, the southernmost city of Gaza in May.
However, the Ministry of Gaza Health officials said that only 50 out of the thousands of illnesses and injured people who need treatment other than Gaza could be on Saturday. Dr. Rik Peeperkorn, an official of the World Health Organization, said that 12,000 to 14,000 people need treatment outside of Gaza for serious injuries and chronic diseases.
The rapid release of the three hostages on Saturdays was in contrast to the enthusiastic scenes of exchanging Thursday, which had a hard time to control the crowds of Palestinian crowds surrounding the two hostages. After that, Israel delayed more than 100 Palestinian prisoners until he was told that chaos was not repeated.
On Saturday, Hamas fighter, who waving a rifle, performed a theater ceremony aimed at introducing a group control in Gaza, despite many of the commanders died.
The masked shooter placed a wide border around both areas where Hamas delivered three hostages to the Red Cross. Small crowds gathered in the suburbs to see the hand -off. They did not seem to be moving forward because Calderon, Vivas, and Siegel marched to the stage due to the explosion of music.
In Gaza City, when the militants released Sigel, the moderator’s voice was booming on the speakers, praising Hamas’s armed wings.
The militants with black horns crossed the camera stage, looked pale and gunto, and parade Siegel.
Before the replacement, the Hamas fighter was in the formation on the stage. The banner behind them declared, “Nazi Zionism cannot win.” They set a portrait of Hamas commander who was killed in the war.
Hamas released Vivas without a nine month of KFIR when he was invited by his wife, Siri, and two 4 -year -old children, Ariel.
Hamas claimed that Vivas and two children had been killed by an airstrike in Israel. Last week, the army and children said that the army and children were “significant interests,” said Vice Admiral Daniel Hagari, a spokesman of the Israeli army. All other children seized by the attack on October 7 were released during the ceasefire in 2023.
The video from the day of Hamas -led attacks shows the image of Vivas, who has grasped two children on his chest, has become a shearing symbol for many Israelians who have the cruelty of the attack on October 7. Ta. The hostage family and their supporters are wearing orange balloons and orange shirts, respecting Vivas children with red hair.
After Vivas was released on Saturday, the Israeli government shared a video that he reunited with his father and his sister, hugged him and kissed him.
According to the Israeli government, Calderon met his children at a hospital right outside of Tel Avib. In the shared video, you can see Calderon’s children crying and laughing. Two of his children were invited by the attack on October 7 and were released in the ceasefire of the year.
Siegel has been the first dual American and Israelians who have been released from POWs since the latest ceasefire was enforced two weeks ago. Israeli authorities have indicated that the other two other American and Israelites still believe they are still alive in Gaza.
According to Khan Unis, Dr. Al Homes stated that many of the Palestine prisoners who were released on Saturdays had lost their weight and endured the severe situation in Israeli prison, and needed some support to walk. 。
“Some of them -probably 4-5 -I personally knew, they worked in the Ministry of Health,” he said in an interview. “But I had a hard time recognizing them.”
Among the people released on Saturdays, Shadi Amouri, who had been sentenced to multiple sentencing in 2002 in 2002, when 17 people died in Israel. Mr. Amuri, like the other six Palestinians released on Saturday, will not be allowed to be expelled to other countries in accordance with the conditions of the ceasefire and returned to the west coast of the Jordan River.
Another Palestinian released on Saturday was Mohamad El Halabi, a humanitarian worker whose guilty in Israel had been charged for protests from a right group on charges of accusing Hamas. 。 His employer World Vision, a famous Christian rescue organization, stated that an independent investigation did not find evidence of misconduct, and Harabi’s family and lawyers also opposed the accusation.
The exchange on Saturdays came when the Arab countries presented a unified front to President Trump’s recent call for President Trump and Jordan to take Gazan.
Egypt and Jordan immediately spurred the proposal, and on Saturdays, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar were added to both countries.
They plans to encourage “the Palestinian transfer or roots” threatened the region and issued a joint statement that warned that they “impair the possibility of peace and coexistence of those people.”