After a week of doubts and A new encounter to avoid the collapse of the high fire in Gazafinally there has been an exchange of hostages this Saturday between Hamas and Israel with The delivery of three hostages by the militia in exchange for 369 Palestinian prisoners.
There were doubts that the exchange could occur, the sixth from the truce, since Hamas announced during the week that he suspended the delivery of hostages because they claimed that the Israelis had made violations of the agreed terms for the high fire.
Given the possible collapse, Egypt and Qatar mediated and helped both Hamas and Israel agree to keep the fire high and continue with hostages after a new negotiation.
First of this Saturday, the militia has made its usual act prior to delivery, riding a stage in the south of the Gaza Strip where they took the three hostages that have been delivered to Israel on this occasion: The Argentine origin Yair Hornkidnapped with his brother on October 7, 2023; the Russian Alexander Trufanov; and Sagui Dekel-Chenof American descent. On this occasion, the three seemed to be in a better state than some of the other hostages released.
Hamas, during the act of exchange, has delivered to the Israeli hostages released a sand watch with the message “The time is running out.” The delivery was made to Iair Horn, who according to Arab media the symbolism is aimed at Einav Zangauker, one of the spokesmen of the families of the hostages and mother of Matan, captive in Gaza. On the clock, arranged at the stage table, you could read the phrase “Time is running out.”
In fact, Hamas has issued a statement in the moments prior to the start of the exchange to point out that Israel does not “have an alternative” to fulfill the agreement. “The delay of (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu and his attempt to evade the requirements of the agreement are to save himself and his government, we will not allow the agreement to fail,” they say in the statement.
The militia attributes entirely to its own commitment to the mediators that the exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners will continue forward, and said they expect Israel to “begin to implement the humanitarian protocol” as agreed with them both with them and the mediators.
Israel, meanwhile, has released 369 Palestinian prisoners In this sixth exchange of hostages to fulfill a truce agreement full of tension, discrepancies and critical moments, but at the moment it maintains what is agreed in terms of hostage canals.
Source: Lasexta
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