In the latest exchange, 10 Israeli citizens were released in exchange for 30 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons, according to CNN. Of the 10 hostages, five have dual citizenship, including one American-Israeli, one Dutch-Israeli, and three German-Israelis.
Two hostages were escorted by Hamas gunmen on November 29.
In addition, Hamas also released four Thai citizens and two people with Russian-Israeli nationality under separate agreements.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated the exchange and returned the 16 hostages to Israeli authorities. The Israeli Prime Minister's Office confirmed that the hostages had arrived in Israel. The Israeli Ministry of Health announced that the 16 hostages would be taken to five hospitals for medical examination.
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US President Joe Biden confirmed that US-Israeli citizen Liat Beinin has been released. President Biden said the hostage is safe in Egypt and he has called her relatives. "They are very grateful and everything is going smoothly. She will be home with her three children soon," Mr Biden said. The status of the second American woman abducted by Hamas is not yet known.
The hostages were transported to Ofakim (Israel) on November 30.
In a related development, four trucks carrying diesel fuel and four trucks carrying cooking oil were delivered from Egypt to UN humanitarian agencies in the Gaza Strip on November 29. An Israeli agency said the trucks were part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release agreement. In addition, 200 trucks carrying humanitarian aid arrived in the Gaza Strip on the same day. The trucks carried food, water, tent-making equipment and medical supplies.
The released hostages were among about 240 people kidnapped by Hamas in an attack on southern Israel on October 7, in which Israel says 1,200 people were killed. Israel responded by launching a counterattack that has so far killed more than 15,000 people in the Gaza Strip, according to local health authorities.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv (Israel) on November 30.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv on his third trip to the region since the attack. According to Reuters, the trip is to discuss extending the truce and increasing humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip as the agreement is set to expire early on November 30 (local time).
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A Palestinian official said negotiators were exploring the possibility of releasing male Israeli hostages under a different formula, rather than the three-for-one deal that has been applied only to women and children in recent days.
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