Israeli authorities launched 30 Palestinian prisoners on Friday, hours after Hamas freed further captives below an settlement to increase their short-term truce in Gaza by an extra day.
The prisoners – together with 23 kids and 7 girls – have been launched hours after eight Israeli captives have been freed by Hamas.
A bus carrying the Palestinian prisoners was welcomed within the occupied West Financial institution metropolis of Ramallah, the place dozens of males, some holding inexperienced Hamas flags, greeted them.
Hamas freed two Israeli feminine captives in a primary launch on Thursday, adopted by six extra captives later within the night, in line with Israeli authorities.
Because it got here into power on November 24, the truce has resulted in Hamas releasing 110 captives, together with 80 Israelis.
The vast majority of the 30 non-Israeli captives freed have been from Thailand, launched below a separate settlement.
Israel has freed 240 Palestinian prisoners in change.
Israel’s navy mentioned it had resumed fight operations within the Gaza Strip on Friday minutes after the truce with Hamas expired at 7am (05:00 GMT).
