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Four female Israeli soldiers with Hamas were with the forces of Israel after being delivered to Red Cross personnel on Saturday while the ceasefire agreement on Gaza Strip entered the second week.

About 200 Palestinian prisoners who were jailed by Israelis prisons were also set to release later in the day, according to the terms of the agreement stopped over 15 months of war. The ceasefire starts with the effect on Sunday to release the three Israeli female civil hostages and 90 Palestinian detainee.

The four soldiers returned to Israel – they were Albag, 19, Daniella Gilboa, 20, Karina Ariev, 20, and Naama Levy, 20 – arrested from the military outpost at Hamas’s attack On October 7, 2023. That caused conflict. The pictures and videos of their bloody abortion was broadcast last year. Their freedom becomes the central need of hostage release movement unites around the families of the captives in Gaza.

The surrender of the armed Hamas to the Red Cross occurred in Gaza City’s Palestine Square, among a rally of hundreds of uniforms and armed militants and had the host of viewers.

Four Israeli women are mounted across the square and to a small stage carrying a flag, in Hebrew, read “Zionism will not win”. After a momentary rule of the crowd they were entered by the Red Cross vehicles.

The Red Cross immediately delivered four to a transfer point where they were handed over to the special forces of Israel and intelligence agents.

Hamas’s force performance spreads to the Gaza Strip, with convoys of white pick-up trucks filled with gunmen and flowns with the green flag of Hamas strikes on the Television of the Arabic and Social Media.

This second phase of the hostage-prisoner release for a while was thrown into doubt on Friday night after Hamas announced four soldiers to release.

Israeli officials claim it is a violation of the terms of the agreement calling for civilian women living – where there is believed to be one remaining in captivity – to let the soldiers are left first. The government of Israel however decided to continue, and it remained unclear when civilian, Arbel Yehud, released as part of next week exchange.

Ang mga tigpataliwala nga gipangulohan sa US nakakuha ug unom ka semana nga hunong-buto nga kasabutan tali sa Israel ug Hamas karong bulana, ang unang yugto sa usa ka komplikado nga tulo ka yugto nga kasabutan nga mahimong permanenteng tapuson ang gubat ug masiguro ang pagpagawas sa remaining 90 hostages held in Hamas.

Donald Trump warned that there was “all hell to pay” if an agreement did not achieve before his inauguration on Monday. Friday Friday, the new US president said: “The agreement should continue, but if it does not have many problems.”

Under terms of agreement, the first stage consists of issuance of 33 Israeli captives – including children, women, are sick – in terms of 1,900 Palestinian prisoners, hundreds of sentences in cases of terrorism and murder. Releases are going to happen in weekly installments within 42 days of the first stage.

At this time, the Israeli troops withdrawal from areas inhabited by broken territory and the lost Palestinians would be allowed to return to their homes in the northern Gaza since Saturday. The humanitarian aid to enter the strip is very reap last week.

On the 16th day of the first phase, Israel and Hamas, for the negotiations of the second phase, where the remaining captives are left in exchange for further Palestinian prisoners, an additional retreat of Israeli forces from Gaza, and a thorough end of war. The last round will include returning to the bodies of deceased hostages and the start of rebuilding Gaza.