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| Hamas names release date for second batch of hostages |
| 2025-01-21 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The Palestinian movement Hamas will release the second batch of Israeli hostages on January 25. This was reported on January 20 by Reuters, citing a statement from the group. "Hamas says the second batch of hostages will be released on Saturday as planned," the publication clarifies. The hostages will be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and detainees held by Israel. Earlier, Regnum news agency reported that Israeli authorities released the first 90 Palestinian prisoners on the evening of January 19 as part of an agreement with Hamas in exchange for the release of three hostages from the Gaza Strip. Israeli authorities will make efforts to return hostages from the Gaza Strip until they receive all the Israelis who were there, the President of the Jewish state, Isaac Herzog, said on January 19. According to him, this concerns both living hostages and the bodies of those who died after being taken captive. An agreement on a temporary ceasefire in the Gaza Strip was reached on January 15. It is to be implemented in three stages. First, the IDF will begin withdrawing troops from Gaza. At the same time, Hamas is obliged to release 33 hostages. |
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