SHAFAQNA- The armed branch of Hamas announced that on Saturday evening, it transferred a fresh batch of 20 hostages to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The IDF has verified that the captives have been returned to Israel via the Palestinian territory’s border with Egypt.
The Israeli military has confirmed the occurrence of the exchange, however, it has stated that based on its intelligence, only “17 individuals who were kidnapped were released, comprising of 13 Israelis and four individuals with Thai citizenship.”
Source: RT