By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent Worthy News
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Worthy News) – Israel said Tuesday that Hamas had released 12 more hostages, including 10 Israeli citizens and two Thai nationals.
They have left the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip and are now in Israeli territory, officials said Tuesday.
Prison officials in Israel also confirmed that they released another 30 Palestinians – joining 150 others, mostly women and teenage boys, who’ve been freed since Friday.
Tuesday was the fifth day of the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas after a 48-hour extension was agreed on Monday.
The son of Ada Sagi, who turned 75 while being held in Gaza, said he was “over the moon” at her release.
It came as Israel released Palestinian prisoners who claimed to have been mistreated in Israeli jails.
14-year-old boy told the media he witnessed “beatings,” but Israel has not commented.
Hamas crossed the border and killed 1,200 people in Israel on October 7, with about 240 taken hostage
Since then, Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry says more than 14,500 people have been killed in Israel’s retaliatory campaign, but it was unclear how many fighters were among those killed.
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