On Saturday afternoon, February 15, Hamas militants released three more Israeli hostages, as the first stage of the ceasefire with Israel suggested the first stage. One of the liberated captives is a Russian.
Israel in response should release a record number of prisoners - 369 people: almost all of them were arrested after the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. Details are reported by CNN.
According to the publication, Khamas handed over to Israel under the terms of the agreement on the end of the fire of three Israeli hostages: a citizen of the United States and Israel Sagui Deco-toen, a citizen of Argentina and Israeli Hoody Horma, as well as an Israeli with a passport of the Russian Federation-Alexander Trufanov.
The transfer of hostages took place in the south of Gaza, in the city of San Junis, at about 10 a.m.. It was the sixth exchange of hostages in the framework of the first stage of a truce. In total, Hamas pledged to free 33 captives, at large, already19 of them.
CNN writes that the captives were brought to the place of liberation to the car, they were accompanied by militants. Then the hostages went on stage and turned to the crowd. Journalists stated that these three captives looked healthier than three exhausted Israelis, whom Hamas released a week ago.
" It was noticed that the horn was holding something similar to a small hourglass, and it seemed to be difficult to go down the stairs, ”the publication stated on the stairs.
All three captives were captured by terrorists in the kibbutz Nir Oz during the attack on October 7 and were captured for almost 500 days.
Currently they returned to Israeli land, reported to the IDF. According to the military, now they are undergoing an initial medical examination at the reception center in the south of Israel.
Trufanov was 27 years old when he was abducted by the Palestinian brigades of Al-Kuds, a combat group associated with the Islamic Jihad, along with his grandmother Irene Tati, mother Elena Trufanova and girl Sapir Cohen, who were released by prior agreement. During the attack, Alexander's father, Vitaly, died.
The Deco-Shen at the time of the Hamas attack was 35 years old when Hamas stole him. Then, on October 7, 2023, he tried to protect the kibbutz from attackers. His wife Aviltal during the attack was pregnant with the third child, and a daughter gave birth to a captivity of decoles. In December, she was a year old.
Horn, who is now 46 years old, was also captured by Hamas with his brother Aitan, the latter remains captive.
Due to the captured captives of Israel, 369 Palestinian prisoners should release. 333 of them were arrested in Gaza after the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
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Today's exchange earlier this week was on the verge of a breakdown. Hamas militants threatened to postpone the release of three more hostages, because Israel, they say, violated the obligation undertaken under the agreement. After that, US President Donald Trump called for Israel to cancel the agreement with Hamas, noting:
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Already after the release of hostages, the office of the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu thanked Trump for his " They stated that it was it that allegedly forced Hamas to retreat and free people.
Recall that the other day it became known that the oldest hostage who survived the Holocaust died in captivity. The body of the 86-year-old Shlomo Mansur from Kibutz Kisufim remains in the hands of terrorists.
The deceased had a wife, five children and 12 grandchildren, five brothers and sisters.