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Movies re: Hamas Hostages Held in Horrific Hell & Suffered For Seven Weeks Captivity

13 More Hostages Released by Hamas Despite Agonising Delay

West Bank Crowds Celebrate as 39 More Palestinian Prisoners Freed


BBC 26 NOV 2023






A second group of Israeli hostages left Hamas captivity on Saturday, after hours of delay had increased the anxiety of desperate families.



The Israeli military said 13 Israelis were released in Gaza and in exchange 39 more Palestinian prisoners were released by Israel in the West Bank. Hamas also released four Thai hostages.

The first releases took place smoothly on Friday, under a temporary four-day truce deal brokered by Qatar.

Urgent talks saved Saturday's handover. The Israelis had been expected to be handed over to the Red Cross on Gaza's border with Egypt at 16:00 (14:00 GMT).

The Hamas armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, said there were issues over the delivery of aid to northern Gaza and the selection criteria for Palestinian prisoners being exchanged for captives held by Hamas. Israel denied violating the terms of the deal.

Hamas spokesman Osama Hamdan said a total of 340 aid trucks had gone into Gaza since Friday, but only 65 had reached northern Gaza - which he said was less than half of what Israel had agreed on. Israel describes the north as a war zone and says the UN is responsible for delivering the aid.

Later a senior Palestinian official close to the talks confirmed Qatar's statement that the dispute had been resolved.


Thirty-nine Palestinian prisoners have been released from Israeli prisons as part of the hostage deal with Hamas.






Crowds came out to celebrate in the West Bank town of Beitunia as a bus carrying some prisoners drove through the streets. Some in the crowd were carrying the green flags of Hamas.

On the second day of the hostage deal, 13 Israeli hostages and four Thai nationals were also released.




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