The child hostages, who were held captive by the Palestinian Hamas movement for almost two months, will be taken to the Israeli Schneider Hospital, Izvestia correspondent Nikita Kulyukhin said on November 24.
“Behind me is the main children’s hospital in Israel, called Schneider. And the child hostages who were held captive by Hamas for almost two months will arrive here on Israeli special forces helicopters,” he noted.
According to him, the children will be examined by doctors who have received special training in how to talk to these children.
After which they will meet their families.
Earlier in the day, The Times of Israel reported that the hostages released from the Gaza Strip arrived in Israel and were met by military and intelligence officers. The Israeli army noted that its forces would escort the freed women and children to hospitals.
At the same time, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) confirmed the release of a group of 24 prisoners from the Gaza Strip.
On the morning of November 24, a temporary ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel came into force. The truce began at 07:00 (08:00 Moscow time). Hamas expressed hope that the humanitarian truce will be extended.
The Israeli government on November 22 approved a plan to return at least 50 Hamas hostages within four days during which there will be no fighting. Hamas confirmed an agreement on a four-day truce for the return of hostages. In response to the release of 50 Israelis held by the Palestinian movement in the Gaza Strip, Israel will release 150 Palestinian prisoners.
The aggravation in the Middle East began on the morning of October 7, when the Hamas movement subjected Israeli territory to massive rocket fire, which was carried out from the Gaza Strip, and also invaded the border areas in the south of the country. On the same day, the Israeli side began to launch retaliatory strikes.
Palestinians are seeking to return the borders between the two countries to the lines that existed before the 1967 Six-Day War. Palestine wants to create its own state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and make East Jerusalem its capital. Israel refuses the conditions set.
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