Launch comes after mediator Qatar says Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza prolonged by two days.
The Israeli navy says 11 hostages have been launched by the Palestinian armed group Hamas and are on their method to Israel, the most recent in a collection of exchanges throughout a four-day humanitarian pause.
“Based on information that was received from the Red Cross, 11 hostages are currently on their way to Israeli territory,” the Israeli navy stated in a press release on Monday.
A spokesman for the Ministry of International Affairs of Qatar, which has performed a key position in mediation efforts, stated these launched have been six Argentinians, three French residents and two Germans.
The discharge of the hostages, among the roughly 240 individuals taken captive by Hamas in lethal assaults on southern Israel on October 7, comes after Qatar and Hamas stated that an settlement has been reached to additional prolong the preliminary four-day truce.
Qatar’s International Ministry stated on Monday that Israel and Hamas had reached a deal to increase their truce for a further two days, providing much-needed respite for Palestinians in Gaza, who’ve been exhausted by weeks of relentless Israeli bombardment, and hope for Israelis with family members held captive who they hope to see return house.
Over the previous a number of days, Palestinian teams in Gaza have launched captives in trade for the discharge of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons, lots of whom are ladies and youngsters who’ve been held with out trial.
On Sunday, Hamas launched 17 extra captives – 14 Israelis and three Thais – the best quantity to this point. The whole variety of captives launched since combating started on October 7 now stands at 62, most of them for the reason that short-term pause within the combating started on Friday.
Israel has stated that it’s going to prolong the truce by in the future for each 10 hostages launched, and Hamas has stated it has agreed to an prolonged truce beneath “the same terms” as the unique deal.
The pause in combating has additionally allowed for elevated shipments of assist into the Gaza Strip, the place a relentless Israeli assault and siege of the territory has created a dire humanitarian disaster.