Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages on Saturday, in a series of exchanges, in a deal to end the conflict between the latest Israel and Palestinian terrorist groups.
Before returning to Israel, French-Israeli offers Caldern, 54, and 35-year-old Yardan Bibas were handed over to the Red Cross in the southern Gaza city Khan Younis. Israel-American Keith Seagal, 65, which was released hours later at Gaza City Cott.
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Seal, originally Chapel Hill, Northern Carolina, who hostage with his wife, Aviva Seagal from Kibutz Kefeer Aja. In November 2023, a letter was released to Aviva Seagal during the ceasefire.
Kaldern was captured by Kibutaz Neer Oz terrorists along with his two children. His ex -wife, Hadas Kaladeran, so what was released with the 2023 hostage exchange.
Israel on Saturday agreed to release 90 prisoners, foreh search exchange. But the Palestinian advocacy group said that the number was updated by 183, it is expected to be freed later in the day.
Hamas on Thursday released three hostages including three Israel and five Thai National. Later in the day, Israel released 110 Palestinian prisoners, serving life for fatal attacks on 32 Israel.
With the Ceaasefire deal, more than 423,000 Palestinians have returned to Northern Gaza. The Israeli army dropped him out of the region in October 2023 in the initial stail of Israel-Hamas.
At a news conference in Geneva on Friday, the United Nations World Food Program provided an update on efforts to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza. The country’s director Antony Renard told reporters that the agency had given more than 32,000 metric tons of food in Gaza as the ceasefire agreement started on 19 January.
Hey said that the amount was given in December and three times more in October. Renard said that WFP has so far reached 300,000 people.
Meanwhile, during a Lebanon visit on Friday, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badar Abdeltti called upon the southern Lebanon to come back to the Israeli soldiers.
After a conversation with Lebanani President Joseph AOne, Abdeltti told reporters, “Egypt is very much to confirm the need for a complete and full Israeli, which is a Lebanese Susti and Territi of Lebanese Susti and Territi with something from the southern Lebanon Without removing inch. “
Under a US brocade ceasefire deal deal, on 27 November, the Israeli army was from Southern Lebanon, and the militant group Hizbullah had to go to the north of the Litani River by January, such as Hamas-like, Hizbullah is a US-designed terrorist organization .
The Israeli army remains in more than a dozen villages from the time limit. The United States and Lebanon announced on Sunday that the deadline for completing the terms of the ceasefire had increased by 18 February.
After the ceasefire began, Israel conducted a near-grain operations in the southern Lebanon, including air strikes and shelling. They accuse Hizbullah of violating the terms of ceasefire by trying to move weapons.
In statements posted in their social media accounts, Israel defense forces reported overnight on Thursday that her fighter jets started several attacks against Hizbullah’s goal in Beka area of Lebanon, stating that “Israeli Ghar There was a threat to the front and IDF forces. “
The IDF statement said that the goals included a military site, “with underground infrastructure for the development and production and transit infrastructure on the Syrian-Leban border”, IDF said, Hizbullah said, Hizbullah transferred weapons had tried.
The IDF reported on Friday that its elite serve Haruv Fighting Unit has operated “thwarting terrorism” at the Genin refugee camp at West Bank.
In a report on its website, the IDF said that the fighters “abolished terrorists in clashes and made several arrests. They saw weapons, exposed and destroyed more than five bomborors.” Sayret Haruv unit is also adept at operations in West Bank as well as Gaza.
Some information for this story came from Associated Press, Egnes France Press and Reuters.