Launch comes after mediator Qatar says Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza prolonged by two days.
The Israeli navy says 11 hostages have been launched by the Palestinian armed group Hamas and are on their approach to Israel, the most recent in a collection of exchanges throughout a four-day humanitarian pause.
“Based mostly on info that was acquired from the Crimson Cross, 11 hostages are at the moment on their approach to Israeli territory,” the Israeli navy mentioned in a press release on Monday.
A spokesman for the Ministry of Overseas Affairs of Qatar, which has performed a key position in mediation efforts, mentioned these launched had been six Argentinians, three French residents and two Germans.
The discharge of the hostages, among the roughly 240 folks taken captive by Hamas in lethal assaults on southern Israel on October 7, comes after Qatar and Hamas mentioned that an settlement has been reached to additional prolong the preliminary four-day truce.
Qatar’s Overseas Ministry mentioned on Monday that Israel and Hamas had reached a deal to increase their truce for a further two days, providing much-needed respite for Palestinians in Gaza, who’ve been exhausted by weeks of relentless Israeli bombardment, and hope for Israelis with family members held captive who they hope to see return house.
Over the previous a number of days, Palestinian teams in Gaza have launched captives in alternate for the discharge of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons, lots of whom are ladies and kids who’ve been held with out trial.
On Sunday, Hamas launched 17 extra captives – 14 Israelis and three Thais – the best quantity to this point. The entire variety of captives launched since preventing started on October 7 now stands at 62, most of them for the reason that momentary pause within the preventing started on Friday.
Israel has mentioned that it’s going to prolong the truce by in the future for each 10 hostages launched, and Hamas has mentioned it has agreed to an prolonged truce below “the identical phrases” as the unique deal.
The pause in preventing has additionally allowed for elevated shipments of help into the Gaza Strip, the place a relentless Israeli assault and siege of the territory has created a dire humanitarian disaster.