The first 13 Israeli hostages are expected to land in Israel any moment. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirms that 13 Israeli hostages have been released. Most of them will be children. Most of the released hostages are said to be children. The image has been provided to Reuters by the Israeli Defense Forces, the IDF. Earlier it became clear that 10 hostages from Thailand have also been released by Hamas. In addition, a Philippine hostage has been set aside, confirms Qatar, which is central to the negotiations. The International Red Cross says it has brought 24 hostages out of Gaza. The Thai hostages are all men, and should not have been part of the agreement between Hamas and Israel. Several Thai hostages are to be released in the coming days, sources close to Hamas told the AFP news agency. This is how the IDF prepares to receive the hostages As part of the agreement, 39 Palestinians held without trial in Israeli prisons have also been released. There are women, children and teenagers on both sides who are now being released. After almost seven weeks of incessant airstrikes, the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has been largely respected today. According to the agreement, several hostages and prisoners are to be released tomorrow. Cars with Palestinian women and children to be released arrived at Ofer military prison from another prison today. They are scheduled to be released this afternoon. Photo: AMMAR AWAD / Reuters Health care for children Israel’s defense asks everyone to respect the privacy of the hostages. They will all receive health care and be sent to various hospitals to be reunited with their families when they arrive in Israel tonight. Israeli soldiers have been given a separate guide to describe how to treat hostages who are children, according to NTB. The plane that will transport the hostages to Egypt, with earmuffs for children. Photo: ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES / Reuters They must not, among other things, answer questions about the mother and father’s whereabouts, even if they know it. Respecting the ceasefire A spokesperson for Hamas says this afternoon that they will respect the four-day ceasefire – as long as Israel does the same. During these days, 50 hostages will be released from Gaza, and 150 imprisoned Palestinians will be released from Israeli prisons. In addition, hundreds of trucks with emergency aid will be allowed into Gaza. The 150 Palestinian prisoners are women and children. In addition, 150 other names have been put on a list of prisoners who may be released. According to an analysis by Sky News, 90 per cent of the 300 are 18 years or younger. Around 1,200 people were killed when Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, according to Israeli authorities. In Gaza, more than 14,000 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes, among them over 5,000 children, according to the health authorities run by Hamas. Over 1.7 million Palestinians have been displaced. Also listen to the Urix podcast:
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