Under the terms of the agreement, 150 Palestinians detained by Israel could be exchanged for 50 women and children under the age of 19 who were held prisoner by Hamas.
Digital Desk: A four-day truce brokered by Qatar, Egypt, and the US freed thirteen Israeli captives, including four children and six elderly women, who had been held hostage by Hamas in Gaza for 49 horrifying days. The thirteen were among the first group of captives freed on Friday.
Under the terms of the agreement, 150 Palestinians detained by Israel could be exchanged for 50 women and children under the age of 19 who were held prisoner by Hamas.
Nine-year-old Ohad Munder is shown sprinting to his father in a video that Schneider Children's Medical Centre (SCMC) published and then giving him a heartfelt embrace. Ohad was set free alongside his grandma Ruti Munder, 78, and mother Keren Munder, 55.
"I'm grateful to the entire Israeli people. The fact that we are not celebrating today is something I feel strongly about expressing. Since there are still captives and our campaign needs to be carried out, we are glad but not festive. Ohad's brother Roy Zichri Munder thanked the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) and stated, "We will keep up our efforts until all the hostages are released," as reported by news agency PTI.
Keep your hope alive. Soon, they'll be back," he said.
50 captives that Hamas took during the bombings on October 7 are anticipated to be freed gradually during the four-day ceasefire. Three Israelis and four Thai nationals were among the second group of people released on Saturday.
A disagreement over relief supplies may have caused the agreement to collapse. Only 65 of the 340 assistance trucks that have entered Gaza since Friday, according to Hamas, have made it to the northern part of the territory—"less than half of what Israel agreed on."
According to the Israeli military, the United Nations and other international organisations are in charge of distributing supplies within the Gaza Strip. 61 trucks bringing food, water, and medical supplies have arrived in northern Gaza, the UN said on Saturday.
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