A spokesman for the Qatari Foreign Ministry Majid al- Ansari said thirteen hostages taken by Hamas will be released on Friday
According to Ansari, some of them are elderly women, some are children, and they will be released at approximately 4pm, on Friday by Hamas.
He said they would be handed over to the Red Cross, and the idea is to make the transfer as safe as possible for all parties.
Mr. Ansari said a list of the civilians to be released from Gaza has been received.
He said the criteria on who is to be released was “purely humanitarian” getting woman and children out of harms way as soon as possible.
He explained that a temporary ceasefire will begin at 07:00 local time on Friday and that the first group of 13 hostages will be freed at 16:00
The pause in fighting was initially due to start earlier – but an Israeli government source taid hat Hamas had made extra demands.
In the first phase of the agreement, Hamas is due to release 50 hostages from Gaza and Israel will free 150 Palestinian prisoners
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