Live Updates: Israel frees 30 Palestinian minors, 3 women in swap deal with Hamas

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

04:17 GMT - Israel frees Palestinian minors

Israel has freed 30 Palestinian minors and three women "during the night" under the terms of a truce deal that returned captives from besieged Gaza.

The release brought the total number of Palestinian women and minors freed by Israel during the initial four-day pause in the fighting to 150.

Those freed early on Tuesday included the youngest female Palestinian, 16-year-old Nofuz Hammad, from Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood in occupied East Jerusalem, who was initially handed 12 years in prison by Israeli authorities and now released in Hamas' swap deal with Israel, Anadolu Agency reported.

03:44 GMT - Israel receives list of additional Gaza captives to be released

Israel's government has received a list of captives held by Hamas in besieged Gaza who are expected to be released on Tuesday under an extended truce deal with the resistance group, Israel's Army Radio reported, citing the Israeli prime minister's office.

The Axios news website reported the list contained 10 captives.

03:13 GMT — Netanyahu's office approves inclusion of 50 female Palestinians in release list

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has said it has approved the inclusion of 50 female Palestinians in the list for release in case additional Israeli captives are released from besieged Gaza.

The statement came after Qatari mediators said a four-day truce agreed to allow an exchange of Israeli captives for Palestinians languishing in Israeli jails that was set to expire after Monday had been extended for another two days.

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