The Crisis is Over: 13 More Hostages Will be Released Tonight

Israel at war, the 50th day. After a delay of five hours, the second pulse of the release of the hostages. According to the announcement of the Qatari Foreign Ministry, 39 Palestinian prisoners, 13 Israeli hostages, and another 7 foreign workers will be released tonight.

Earlier, Hamas announced that the release of the captives was delayed, due to Israel's violations of the agreement. In Israel, they sent a message to Hamas according to which, failure to transfer the hostages by midnight would cause the ceasefire to collapse, and a return to ground maneuvers. Palestinian media reported that in the last hour, fighter jets flew over the southern territories of the Gaza Strip - an area that according to the agreement is prohibited from flying. This is another signal to Hamas that Israel intends to cancel the ceasefire.

A few minutes later, Egypt, followed by Qatar, announced that the agreement would be honored, and the second round would begin.

In Egypt, it is reported that the Red Cross personnel have begun to move to receive the Israeli hostages.