GAZA, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, handed over 10 Israeli hostages to the International Red Cross (ICRC) on Tuesday evening, after the truce in the Gaza Strip was extended for a fifth day.
In return, Israel will later release 30 prisoners whose names were published by the Prisoners' Affairs Authority of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
A total of 30 Palestinian prisoners would be released on Tuesday in exchange for the release of 10 Israeli hostages from Gaza under the deal to extend the humanitarian truce, Qatari Foreign Ministry Spokesman Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari confirmed on the social media platform X.
The 10 Israeli hostages, including nine women and a minor, were handed over to the ICRC along with two Argentinians, an Austrian citizen and a Philippine citizen, he said.
Qatar, as well as Egypt and the United States, helped broker the previous four-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that started on Friday. Under the truce deal, Hamas released 50 Israeli hostages in exchange for some 150 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.
Israel and Hamas agreed to extend the truce for another two days on Monday, on the condition that the release of every additional 10 Israeli hostages would result in one additional day of truce in Gaza.
Scheffler back to work at Colonial and Stricker returns to Senior PGA in Michigan
Philadelphia 76ers unveil sculpture of Allen Iverson
The bodies of 4 women have been found in a migrant
Some fear University of Michigan proposed policy on protests could quell free speech efforts
Juneteenth proclaimed state holiday again in Alabama, after bill to make it permanent falters
Roberto Cavalli, Italian fashion designer, dies at 83
The US and UK restrict the trade of Russian
Ecuador: Fire department honors five rescue dogs during retirement
Haiti declares state of emergency amid violence, inmates on the run
Thailand welcomes the return of trafficked antiquities from New York's Metropolitan Museum
Evacuation notice lifted in Utah town downstream from cracked dam