The group is being transferred to Israeli territory, as part of the fourth day of a hostages-for-prisoners swap deal on the sidelines of a temporary ceasefire.
ADVERTISEMENTThe Israeli army announced Monday evening that 11 Israeli hostages have been released by the Islamist group Hamas as part of the fourth day of a hostages-for-prisoners swap deal on the sidelines of a temporary ceasefire.
Those released are said to include French, German and Argentinian nationals.
Earlier a spokesman for Qatar's Foreign Ministry says Israel and Hamas had agreed to extend the truce for two more days.
Meanwhile, Hamas confirmed on Monday that the truce with Israel in Gaza, due to expire on Tuesday morning, would be extended until Thursday 07:00 am after announcing that it was "working on a new list of hostages" to be freed.
In a press release, the Palestinian Islamist movement announced "an agreement with the Qatari and Egyptian brothers to extend the temporary humanitarian truce for a further two days under the same conditions as the previous truce."
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