Qatar's Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms the release of numerous hostages from Gaza & Israel

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Dr Majed Al Ansari, Qatar's Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, announced on 24 November 2023 that a number of hostages have been released in line with the first day of the humanitarian truce agreement.

We confirm that the ICRC has received 24 civilians that includes a number of civilian women and children, under the humanitarian truce agreement. A number of Thai citizens have also been released, and they are currently on their way out of the Gaza with the ICRC.
— د. ماجد محمد الأنصاري Dr. Majed Al Ansari (@majedalansari) November 24, 2023

Dr Majed Al Ansari confirmed that 39 women and children who were detained in Israeli jails have been released.

It was also confirmed that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has received a total of 24 civilians, which include women and children.

He further confirmed that the released hostages from Gaza include 13 Israeli citizens, some of whom have dual citizenship, in addition to 10 Thai citizens and a Filipino citizen.

First batch of freed hostages and prisoners reunited with their families

Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari also announced that the first batch of freed Palestinian prisoners and Israeli hostages have been reunited with their families, as part of the implementation of the Humanitarian Pause between Israel and Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) that was mediated by Qatar, Egypt and the United States of America.

In a statement to Qatar News Agency (QNA), Dr. Al Ansari stated that the first 39 Palestinian women and children have been released from Israeli prisons and reunited with their families.

He said that the first 13 hostages, all women and childrenhave been reunited with their families in Israel, adding that they were supervised safely out of Gaza by the International Red Cross as part of the implementation of the Humanitarian Pause.

In addition, 10 Thai citizens and a Filipino citizen were also handed to the International Red Crescent as part of ongoing mediation, outside the framework of the agreement of the Humanitar Pause, Dr Al Ansari said.

The Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs affirmed that the humanitarian aid trucks scheduled to enter Gaza have been able to cross the border to deliver critical aid supplies to the Palestinian brothers besieged in the Strip.

He added: "We have maintained direct lines of communication with both sides and the International Red Cross throughout the process. We continue to monitor the situation and are relaying information between both sides and the International Red Cross in real-time to ensure that any issues that occur are immediately addressed. We also remain in close contact with our regional and international partners regarding the current situation" Concluding his remarks to QNA, the Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: "We express our thanks to all parties for their cooperation so far and hope to build momentum in the coming hours and days towards extending this pause beyond the initial four-day period"