More Israeli hostages are expected to be released today in the ongoing 4-day ceasefire and exchange between Israel and Hamas but the timings are unknown
26 Israeli hostages, all women and children, have been freed as part of a deal between Israel and Hamas
78 Palestinian prisoners have also been released from Israeli jails over the past two days
Meanwhile, 14 Thai hostages and one Filipino have been freed as part of a separate deal between Hamas and the Egyptian government
Today is the third day of a four-day pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip
Gazans have been using the pause in fighting to get desperately needed supplies of fuel, food, and medicine
Hamas’s attacks on 7 October killed 1,200 people, with about 240 taken hostage
Since then, Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry says more than 14,500 people have been killed in Israel’s retaliatory campaign
