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Saturday, November 25, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, November 25, 2023
13 Israeli hostages held in Gaza expected to be released today — reports
An Israeli military helicopter with released Israeli hostages arrives at the Schneider Children's Medical Center in Petah Tikva, November 24, 2023. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
While some foreign media reports have suggested that 14 Israeli hostages held in Gaza could be released today, Israeli networks say that 13 people will be set free.
Some 50 hostages — children, their mothers and other women — are set to be freed over the next four days, during which the IDF is halting its military campaign to destroy the Hamas terror group in Gaza, with three Palestinian security prisoners to be freed in exchange for each hostage.
The four-day truce can potentially be extended for one extra day for each group of 10 more hostages freed by Hamas.
Thirteen Israelis were freed yesterday in the first stage of the agreement, with 10 Thai nationals and a Filipino released in a separate agreement.
