More hostages, prisoners swapped as Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal continues

Hostages released by Hamas on Saturday night arrived at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan on Sunday. Hamas militants released 17 hostages, including 13 Israelis, from captivity in the Gaza Strip, while Israel freed 39 Palestinian prisoners in the latest stage of a four-day cease-fire. The Israeli hostages included seven children and six women Israel’s military published a video showing Emily Hand, 9, reuniting with her father and Hila Rotem Shoshani, 12, reuniting with her uncle after they were held hostage in Gaza. Emily was initially believed to have been killed Meanwhile, Israa Jaabis, a Palestinian detainee freed by Israel under a hostage deal agreed with the Islamist group Hamas, reunited with her family on Sunday. She was sentenced for 11 years in jail. Saturday’s release of 13 hostages came after some six weeks of fighting as part of a deal to release 50 hostages in exchange for 150 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails. __________________ ShanghaiEye focuses on producing top-quality contents. Nobody knows SHANGHAI better than us. Please subscribe to us ☻☻☻ __________________ For more stories, please click ■ What’s up today in Shanghai, the most updated news of the city ■ Amazing Shanghai, exploring the unknown corners of the city, learning the people, food and stories behind them ■ What Chinese people’s lives are like during the post COVID-19 period ■ Views of foreign scholars on China and its affairs ■ Foreign faces in Shanghai, people living in this city sharing their true feelings ■ Mini-docs showing why China is the country it is today __________________ ☎Leave us messages if you have any suggestions or questions! Thank you!