A senior Hamas official has confirmed that the Palestinian resistance group had handed over three Israeli girls hostages to the Red Cross on Sunday, as agreed with Israel in a cease-fire deal.
“The three women hostages were officially handed over to the Red Cross at Al-Saraya Square in the Al-Rimal neighborhood in western Gaza City,” the official mentioned. “This occurred after a member of the Red Cross team met with them and ensured their well-being.”
Romi Gonen, 24, Emily Damari, 28, and Doron Steinbrecher, 31, had been launched. Gonen was kidnapped from the Nova music competition, whereas the others had been kidnapped from Kibbutz Kfar Aza. Damari is an Israeli-British twin citizen.
The Israeli military additionally confirmed the event, saying the three hostages had been now with the Red Cross.
The hostages later arrived in Israel, the navy introduced, as the delicate cease-fire between Israel and Hamas handed the primary hurdle. Their moms had been ready to satisfy them.
Israeli media, carrying dwell footage from Qatar-based Al Jazeera, confirmed the three girls strolling to Red Cross autos as their convoy moved by Gaza City. The autos had been closely guarded from a crowd that swelled into the hundreds.
No additional glimpses of the three had been instantly anticipated as they are going to be taken for medical evaluation.
“They appear to be in good health,” President Joe Biden mentioned briefly remarks as they had been arriving in Israel.
In Tel Aviv, hundreds of individuals gathered to look at the news on giant screens erupted in cheers. For months, many had gathered within the sq. to demand a cease-fire deal.
The cease-fire ushers in an preliminary six-week interval of calm and raises hopes for the discharge of dozens of militant-held hostages and an finish to the genocidal 15-month warfare.
A final-minute delay by Hamas postpone the truce’s begin by almost three hours and Israel killed a minimum of 28 Palestinians throughout that point.
Next up is the discharge of 90 Palestinian prisoners later Sunday. In the Israeli-occupied West Bank, households and buddies gathered excitedly as automobiles honked and folks waved the Palestinian flag.
The truce, which began at 11:15 a.m. native time, is step one towards finally ending the battle and returning almost 100 hostages taken throughout the Hamas incursion on Oct. 7, 2023.
Source: www.dailysabah.com