Hamas terrorists released 13 Israeli hostages and a number of Thai hostages.
“This is the first group under the agreement,” a Hamas source reportedly said.
The groups were released as a result of two separate deals, according to defense attorney Marina Medvin.
Two groups of hostages have been released from Gaza 45 minutes ago:
— Marina Medvin 🇺🇸 (@MarinaMedvin) November 24, 2023
— 13 Israelis
— 12 Thai
The two groups were released pursuant to two separate negation deals.
Israel negotiated with Hamas. Thailand negotiated with Iran.
"Hamas has released 25 hostages: 13 Israelis and 12 Thai nationals." pic.twitter.com/JwXTEMDl4U
— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) November 24, 2023
According to Breitbart, a Filipino hostage has also been released.
Israel also released 39 Palestinians, all women and teenagers, the outlet reported.
According to Fox News, the identities of the released Israeli hostages are:
- Doron Katz-Asher, 34
- Raz Asher, 4
- Aviv Asher, 2
- Daniel Aloni, 45
- Amelia Aloni, 5
- Ruth Munder, 78
- Keren Munder, 54
- Ohad Munder, 9
- Adina Moshe, 72
- Hannah Katzir, 76
- Margalit Moses, 77
- Hanna Perry, 79
- Yaffa Adar, 85
The hostage exchange comes as Israel and Hamas have agreed to a four-day ceasefire, during which Hamas will release 50 hostages and Israel will release 150 individuals.