Israel’s prison service says 39 Palestinian detainees have been released under a truce agreement between Tel Aviv and Hamas.
The inmates are the third group of Palestinians who have been released since the ceasefire came into effect on Friday. This after Hamas released 13 Israelis and four foreign nations. In the first two days of the exchange, a total of 26 Israelis, 78 Palestinians, 14 Thais and one Filipino were released. Hamas says in total 50 captives are to be freed in return for 150 Palestinian women and children in Israeli jails under the truce deal. The resistance group says it is ready to release all captives if all Palestinian prisoners are released.