On Friday, the first day of the prisoner exchange, 24 hostages - including 13 Israelis, 10 Thai nationals and one Filipino citizen - were freed from Gaza in exchange for 39 Palestinians held in Israel. The International Committee of the Red Cross said it facilitated the release of 33 Palestinians to the West Bank. Israeli army via APĮventually, 17 hostages - including 13 Israelis and four Thai nationals - in Gaza were exchanged on Saturday for 39 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. Hila Rotem Shoshani, a released hostage, reunites with her uncle in Israel on Sunday in a photo provided by the Israeli army. Sunday's release followed a rocky exchange on Saturday that was delayed by hours after Hamas claimed Israel made ' several violations of the agreement,' including that Israel was not releasing prisoners in an agreed-upon order and that not enough aid was reaching northern Gaza. In total, 58 hostages have been released from Gaza in the three days of paused fighting so far, including citizens from Thailand, the Philippines and Russia. The forum described him as 'a very family-oriented, friendly, and reliable person.' Hamas also released Roni Krivoi, 25, who was working on a sound crew at the Supernova festival on Oct. Dafna loves to sing, make TikTok videos and has a penchant for arts and crafts, while Ela has been dancing since the moment she could walk, the forum said. The girls were taken from their homes in Kibbutz Nir Oz.īoth sisters were described as joyful and creative young girls. The forum also reported that Dafna Elyakim, 15, and her 8-year-old sister Ela Elyakim were among the hostages freed. 'Chen and Nadav met already in high school at Sha’ar HaNegev, and have been together since age 14.' 'Chen and her late husband Nadav’s motto has always been never to leave their home in kibbutz Kfar Aza,' the Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum said.

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