Israeli government spokesperson David Mensor said that 8 hostages to be released in the first phase of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas have died. However, the names of these dead have not been made public. But the spokesperson confirmed that families have been informed about the status of their relatives.
This makes it clear that out of the 26 hostages released under the first phase, only 18 are alive. The ceasefire agreement, which came into effect from January 19, has abolished the 15 -month struggle released since Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack.
Under the first phase of the agreement, 33 Israeli citizens held hostage in Gaza are to be released in lieu of Palestinians. So far, 7 Israeli women and 290 Palestinian prisoners have been released under the ceasefire agreement.
On 7 October 2023, Hamas launched an attack on the border of Southern Israel. About 1,200 people were killed in this attack and about 250 others were taken hostage. According to Gaza health officials, Israel started retaliation on Gaza. More than 47,000 Palestinians have been killed in these attacks.
In the first phase of the three -phase ceasefire agreement, massive distribution and infrastructure of human assistance is being rebuilt in Gaza. Apart from this, the Israeli prisoners kept by Palestinian prisoners and Hamas are also being swapped in Israeli jails.
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