‘We will resume ground action in Gaza if…’, Israel warns Hamas if there is a delay in the release of hostages
The Israeli government warned Hamas that if it did not release the second batch of hostages by midnight, the Israeli Defense Forces would resume ground operations in the Gaza Strip. Hamas had released 25 hostages under ceasefire terms. In which women and children are also included. The hostages were first handed over to the Hamas Red Cross. The Red Cross then handed them over to the Israeli army at the Rafah border crossing.
Hostages will be able to meet family members in hospitals
After the initial investigation, the hostages will be taken to 6 Israeli hospitals. This information will be given to their families so that they can go and meet their families in those hospitals. For now, the media will be kept away from the hostages and their families. The Israeli Army had already decided the protocol for this process.
There was a delay in release on Saturday night
Let us tell you that, shortly after Hamas delayed the release of the hostages on Saturday night, Israel said that 13 Israeli hostages and four foreigners have been handed over to the Red Cross. The Israeli Army (IDF) said on Saturday that 13 Israeli and four Thai hostages freed from Hamas captivity in Gaza have reached Israel. After initial medical care and care, IDF soldiers will accompany them as they travel to Israeli hospitals, where they will be reunited with their families.
Hostages released after 50 days in captivity Six adult women and seven children and teenagers have been released from Hamas in Gaza, the Israeli government said, “The Israeli government embraces the 17 hostages who are being returned to Israel today. These The hostages were released by Hamas after 50 days of captivity. They were captured by the terrorist group after initial violence and murder in Israel on October 7. The Israel Defense Forces confirmed that “representatives of the Red Cross Transferred to Egypt”.
Israel warned Hamas
As the Hamas terror group delayed the release of a second batch of hostages, Israel issued a warning of a deadline to resume its military offensive in Gaza. Israeli media quoted sources as saying on Saturday that unless the hostages were released by Hamas by midnight, the Israeli army would resume its offensive in Gaza.
After a brief pause, the Israeli military announced that the Gaza hostage release deal had resumed and the ceasefire was in effect. Israel’s chief military spokesman said late Saturday that work on the release of a second group of Israeli and foreign hostages from Gaza was progressing, after a brief standoff was resolved with the help of Qatari negotiators.