#GazaTruce #RafahCrossing #Thailand #Israel
A dozen of the 26 #Thai nationals taken hostage by #Hamas in the 7 October attacks in #Israel have been released, #Thailand’s prime minister has said.
#SretthaThavisin said on X he had received confirmation of their release, and that Thai embassy officials were going to pick them up. “[We] will know more information in an hour,” he said on Friday evening.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/24/thailand-gaza-hostages-hopes-released
#GazaTruce #RafahCrossing #Thailand #Israel
Fifty hostages are expected to be released by Hamas during the four-day truce, however the 12 Thai hostages released earlier on Friday are part of a separate deal negotiated by Hamas with #Qatar and #Egypt, according to Reuters.
#GazaTruce #RafahCrossing #Thailand #Israel
Scepticism and anticipation among Palestinians gathered near Ofer Prison | Charles Stratford (Reporting near Ofer prison, occupied West Bank)
[There are] hundreds if not thousands of people who have gathered on a hill overlooking the Ofer Prison in expectation of these 39 women and minors that are going to be – in theory – brought here by the Israelis on buses.
#GazaTruce #RafahCrossing #Thailand #Israel
Twenty-five hostages freed by Hamas as hostilities pause with Palestinian prisoners due to be released | Jason Burke
#GazaTruce #RafahCrossing #Israel #Thailand #RedCross
Count should be 25 - 13 Israelis & 12 Thais, not sure what's going on.
Red Cross confirms 24 hostages released from Gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/nov/24/israel-hamas-war-live-ceasefire-set-to-begin-on-friday-morning-with-hostage-release-due-shortly-after?page=with:block-6560cb4e8f082789f6746271#block-6560cb4e8f082789f6746271
#GazaTruce #RafahCrossing #Israel #Thailand #Philippines
#Qatar FM spokesman says #RedCross received ’24 civilian captives’ in #Gaza
"Hamas risks losing leverage if all hostages are freed, and Benjamin #Netanyahu promised a full victory"
#Israel and #Hamas have strong reasons not to extend #Gaza ceasefire | #IsraelHamasWar #GazaTruce | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/24/israel-hamas-strong-reasons-not-extend-gaza-ceasefire
#GazaTruce #Israel #Thailand #Philippines
Emergency service tells Israeli Army Radio captives in ‘good’ health
#GazaTruce #Israel #Thailand #Philippines
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have confirmed that the Israeli hostages freed from Gaza are now in Israel and have undergone medical checks.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/nov/24/israel-hamas-war-live-ceasefire-set-to-begin-on-friday-morning-with-hostage-release-due-shortly-after?page=with:block-6560d6b48f082789f674633e#block-6560d6b48f082789f674633e
Israel releases names of [Israeli] hostages freed from Gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/nov/24/israel-hamas-war-live-ceasefire-set-to-begin-on-friday-morning-with-hostage-release-due-shortly-after?page=with:block-6560d9408f08d11dcd252804#block-6560d9408f08d11dcd252804
International #RedCross vehicles have been seen arriving at Ofer prison in the occupied West Bank to transport the expected 39 Palestinians.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/nov/24/israel-hamas-war-live-ceasefire-set-to-begin-on-friday-morning-with-hostage-release-due-shortly-after?page=with:block-6560df208f0862dd912f4f0b#block-6560df208f0862dd912f4f0b
Pacheco was welcomed by senior representatives from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, along with Philippine Ambassador to #Israel Junie Laylo.
Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo also thanked #Qatar, which served as the mediator for the ceasefire that allowed the release of hostages. #Philippines #GazaTruce
Filipino hostage #JimmyPacheco among 24 freed by #Hamas on first day of truce
https://www.rappler.com/philippines/filipino-hostage-jimmy-pacheco-freed-hamas-gaza-first-day-truce/
Exclusive: Vetoon Phoome, 33, was taken hostage on 7 October while he was in Israel working on a farm. His sister tells of her happiness at his release
‘I recognised him right away’: #Thai woman describes joy and relief as her brother is freed by #Hamas | #Thailand #Israel | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/25/hostage-thai-woman-describes-joy-and-relief-as-her-brother-is-freed-by-hamas
Danielle and Noam had met six years earlier when they were both serving in the Israeli military and had been inseparable ever since.
“They had just started talking about getting married,” Eyal explains. “But instead of a wedding, we held a funeral and buried them together.”
Bulletproof’: The brief, beautiful life of Danielle Waldman | #Israel-#Palestine conflict | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/11/25/bulletproof-the-brief-beautiful-life-of-danielle-waldman?traffic_source=rss&utm_source=press.coop
He's so thin :(
The government on Saturday announced the release of Gelienor “Jimmy” Pacheco, one of the two Filipinos reported missing following the reescalation of the #Israel-#Palestine conflict on Oct. 7 that had since killed thousands.
“Jimmy is in high spirits and appears to be in good health,” the Philippine Embassy in Israel said of the 33-year-old caregiver who spent 49 days in captivity.
‘Alive because of the Lord’: #Filipino among freed hostages| #GazaTruce
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/223479/alive-because-of-the-lord-filipino-among-freed-hostages?utm_source=(direct)&utm_medium=gallery
Thirteen #Israelis and four #Thai nationals were freed Saturday as part of a breakthrough deal between #Israel and #Hamas to pause fighting. As was expected under the agreement, a second-day release of 39 Palestinian prisoners held by Israeli authorities was implemented, a spokesperson for the Israel Prison Service said early Sunday, local time. #GazaTruce #Thailand
17 hostages released in second group amid temporary cease-fire in #Gaza
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/17-hostages-released-second-group-israel-hamas-pause-fighting-gaza-rcna126651
Among the more than 1,200 victims of the #Hamas attacks, Thais make up the largest group of foreign nationals. Most were workers on agricultural sites close to the perimeter fence that separates #Israel from #Gaza.
The violence has set off an exodus of foreign workers from Israel, with some 10,000 farmworkers estimated to have left since October 7, according to the Israeli government.
Israel’s farms need foreign labourers. The Hamas attacks triggered an exodus | CNN
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/11/26/middleeast/israel-farms-foreign-workers-crisis-intl-cmd/index.html
A deal to extend the current ceasefire between #Israel and #Hamas by two days has been agreed after a frantic dash by mediators with just over 12 hours remaining before hostilities in #Gaza were due to resume.
Hamas said it had agreed to the extension of the four-day truce by 48 hours after the intervention of #Qatar and #Egypt. #GazaTruce
Deal agreed to extend Gaza ceasefire for two days, say Hamas and Qatar | #IsraelHamasWar | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/27/deal-agreed-to-extend-gaza-ceasefire-for-two-days-say-hamas-and-qatar
At least 53 #journalists have been killed since 7 October, the deadliest figure in the 30 years of keeping these dire statistics
The #Israel-#Hamas war is deadly for journalists. Lives are being lost, and truth | Margaret Sullivan | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/28/journalists-killed-israel-hamas-war
A really fearless girl with an incredibly strong bond with her beloved dog.
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On Tuesday, 17-year old #MiaLeimberg, who was abducted along with her mother, Gabriela, and family dog, #Bella, during the initial attack, was released by #Hamas as part of the fifth group of Israeli hostages. #GazaTruce #Israel #DogsOfMastodon
Hamas Releases Teen Hostage With Pet Dog in 'Incredible' Moment
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/hamas-releases-teen-hostage-with-pet-dog-in-incredible-moment/ar-AA1kGCVM