Hamas militants released four women soldiers on Saturday after a parade in front of the mob as part of a ceasefire agreement with Israel to stop the fight in Gaza Strip.
At the same time, Israel left 200 Palestinian prisoners in lieu of its release of four women soldiers. These include 120 such prisoners who were serving life imprisonment after being convicted for fatal attacks on people of Israel.
About 70 Palestinian prisoners were sent to Egypt. Egypt played an important role in making an agreement between the two sides.
However, Israel clarified that it would not allow the displaced Palestinians to return to their homes in North Gaza at present.
In the siege of Hamas terrorists, the four Israeli women soldiers reached the stage at Palestine Chowk in Gaza City. He smiled and shook hands and greeted a crowd of thousands gathered at the Chowk. He was then handed over to the workers of Red Cross, who were waiting for him in his vehicles away from the stage.
On the other hand, Israel’s prison service reported that it has completed the process of release of 200 Palestinian prisoners, including 120 prisoners serving life imprisonment in the crime of fatal attacks on people of Israel.
Israel initially sent 70 Palestinian prisoners and sent them to Egypt.
Egyptian government news channel ‘Cairo TV’ reported that 70 Palestinian prisoners were released in Egypt and entered Egypt crossing the Rafa border with Gaza. Egypt served as a major intermediary in the talks between Israel and Hamas for more than a year, which made this ceasefire agreement possible.
Buses carrying the remaining 130 Palestinian prisoners moved from the Offer Jail of Israel to the city of Ramalla via Jerusalem, where a crowd of relatives and supporters was waiting for them.
The Israeli army has confirmed the four women soldiers-Karina Arerev (20), Deniella Gilboa (20), Nama Levi (20) and Liri Albag (19) left by Hamas. He said that Hamas terrorists handed over these women soldiers to the Red Cross after a parade in front of a crowd of thousands of people in Gaza Strip.
The entire incident was being shown on the huge screen at Tel Aviv’s hostage square. During this time, a crowd of hundreds of people gathered there celebrated the release of the four women soldiers.
Later, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a video of the reception of the four women soldiers at the Israeli military base. In the video, a female soldier is seen smiling before riding in a soldier.
Netanyahu’s office said that another Israeli hostage Arbel Jude was also to be released by Hamas on Saturday. He clarified that until the release of Jews, the Israeli war would not allow Palestinians to return to their homes in North Gaza.
At the same time, a senior commander of Hamas said that the group has informed the mediators that Jew will be released next week. Meanwhile, an Egyptian official termed Jew’s release as a “small issue” and said that arbitrations were trying to resolve it.
On Saturday, in view of the potential exchange of hostages and prisoners between Israel and Hamas, there was a crowd at the Horticulture Chowk of Tel Aviv and Palestine Chowk in Gaza City since morning. This is the second exchange of such swap under the ceasefire agreement between the two sides in the Gaza Strip last weekend.
The aim of the ceasefire agreement is to end the most severe and destructive war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The implementation of this has stopped air strikes in the area and uninterrupted supply of help materials is being ensured.
Last Sunday, Hamas terrorists released three Israeli hostages after the ceasefire was effective, in return, Israel left 90 Palestinian prisoners. The 200 prisoners of Palestine, who were abandoned in exchange for the release of four women soldiers of Israel on Saturday, include Mohammad Oide and Vil Qasim, convicted of bomb attack at a cafe at Hebrew University in Jerusalem in 2002. Both were sent to Egypt.
Hamas took Kareena Arerev, Daniella Gilboa, Nama Levi and Liri Albagh hostage on 7 October 2023 during a large -scale attacks on Israel. In response to Hamas’s attacks, Israel also carried out a large number of attacks on the Gaza Strip, causing war on both sides.
Hamas militants attacked Nahl Oz Base near Gaza border and killed 60 Israeli soldiers and took five women soldiers hostage. The five women soldiers held hostage were employed in the monitoring unit monitoring the dangers on the border. The name of Agam Berger (20) is not included in the Israeli women soldiers released by Hamas on Saturday.
The Israeli army issued a statement on Saturday morning saying that all the necessary preparations have been completed in view of the withdrawal of hostages and they will be provided medical assistance as soon as they step into Israel, after which they will be transferred to hospitals and introduced to their families. Will go
In Israel, a huge screen was installed at the hostage square of Tel Aviv to welcome women soldiers who were independent from Hamas’s clutches, on which the faces of these women soldiers were shown. People gathered at the square wrapped the Israeli flag. He also held placards in his hands, on which the picture of the female soldiers released was printed.
At the same time, Hamas terrorists started siege to Palestine Chowk in Gaza Patti from morning, where Israeli women soldiers were to be handed over to the Red Cross. Radwan Abu Ravia, who was involved in the crowd at the square, said that dozens of armed terrorists covered the face were patrolling the city streets since morning.