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List of 13 released Israeli hostages today named
The Isaeli PM’s office has published the names of the 13 Israeli hostages released by Hamas from Gaza tonight.
In a statement, it said: “The Israeli government embraces the 17 abductees who returned to Israel, 13 of our citizens and four Thai citizens who returned to Israel today.
“Their families were informed by the appointed officials that they are on their way to Israel. The Israeli government is committed to the return of all abductees and missing persons.”
The latest hostages to be freed by Hamas are:
The Haran/Shoham family: Shoshan Haran (67), Adi (38), Nave (8), Yahal (3)
Or family: Noam (16), and Alma (13)
Weiss family: Shiri (53), and Noga (18)
Avigdori family: Sharon (52) and Noam (12)
Others: – Hila Rotem Shoshani (12), Emily Hand (9), Maya Regev (21)
The identities of the Thai foreign nationals that have also been released are not yet known.
Categories: Palestine
US President Joe Biden spoke with the emir of Qatar and the Qatari prime minister Saturday as part of the administration’s efforts to try to resolve the delay on the second day of hostage releases, US National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said.
Other senior US officials were in touch with their Israeli, Qatari and Egyptian counterparts, with Biden being briefed throughout the course of the day, according to Watson.
Within the last hour, White House officials were informed by Qatari officials that the issue had been resolved, and that the Red Cross was moving to retrieve the hostages set to be released today.
https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/israel-hamas-war-gaza-news-11-25-23/index.html