Important information regarding the anticipated ceasefire and Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza has been made public by Qatar.
According to an official, the first group of 13 hostages will be released at 16:00 on Friday, and the temporary ceasefire will start at 07:00 local time on Friday.
The pause in fighting was initially due to start earlier – but an Israeli government source told the BBC that Hamas had made extra demands.
In the first phase of the agreement, Hamas is due to release 50 hostages from Gaza and Israel will free 150 Palestinian prisoners.
In other developments from the war, the director of al-Shifa hospital in north Gaza has been detained by Israeli authorities for questioning.
Israel says it’s found evidence showing that the hospital – under his management – was a Hamas command centre; something Hamas itself has long denied.
Israel began attacking Gaza after the Hamas attacks last month, which killed 1,200 people and saw about 240 taken hostage
Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry says more than 14,000 people have been killed in Israel’s retaliatory campaign
Morenikeji Adedayo is a journalist and contributor to Freelanews.com, covering news, business, and public affairs.
