Israel-Hamas War: On the sixth day of the ceasefire, Hamas released 14 hostages, including 10 Israelis and four Thai citizens.

On the sixth day of the ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian terrorist group released 14 more hostages. In exchange for the release of these hostages, Israel will release 30 Palestinian women and children from prisons. According to media reports, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has confirmed the release of 14 hostages, including 10 Israeli and four Thai citizens, from Hamas captivity. The IDF said the families of the hostages were being updated with the latest information.

14 hostages have been released under the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. Hamas handed over these hostages to the Red Cross in Gaza. After this, they were brought to Egypt through the Rafah crossing. According to Israeli media, the 10 Israeli hostages released on the sixth day of the ceasefire were identified as Raz Ben Ami, Yarden Roman, Liat Atzili, Moran Stella Yanai, Liam Orr, Itay Regev, Ofir Angel, Amit Shani, Gali Tarshansky and Raya Rotem. Has been done in. The hostages will now be brought to a location where Israeli forces will check their identities before taking them to Israel through a side gate at the Kerem Shalom crossing.

Earlier, Hamas had released two hostages, Yelena Trupanov and her mother Irena Tati, who have dual citizenship of Russia and Israel. Media reports said that Hamas had released them pointing towards Russian President Vladimir Putin. The release of the two hostages was not related to the ceasefire agreement with Israel. After returning to Israel, mother and daughter were brought to Sheba Medical Center.

US Secretary of State reached Israel

Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv late on Wednesday night on his third visit to the Middle East since October 7. Blinken will meet with Israeli leaders here to discuss further agreements between Hamas and Israel, as well as how to increase humanitarian assistance to Gaza. The US State Department said that Blinken will also visit the Israeli-occupied West Bank and the UAE during this visit.

Talks intensify with Israel and Hamas to extend ceasefire

Talks between Hamas and Israel intensified with Qatar, Egypt, and US representatives to end the conflict between Hamas and Israel on Wednesday, the last day of a six-day ceasefire in the Gaza Strip conflict. Hopefully, the ceasefire will extend for a few more days. Israel has said that the ceasefire can be extended as long as Hamas continues to release 10 hostages per day, in exchange for three times the number of prisoners.

The total number of hostages released on Tuesday reached 95, while more than 150 Palestinian prisoners were also released. About 150 hostages remain in Gaza, including 8-9 Americans. The US expressed hope that Hamas would soon release more prisoners.

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