by Ben Whedon
The current hostilities were sparked by an Oct. 7 Hamas raid that saw its forces storm Israeli border towns, kill 1,200 civilians, and seize more than 239 hostages.
The Qatari foreign ministry announced Thursday that a hostage deal between Israel and the Gaza-based Hamas terrorist group would begin at 7 a.m. on Friday.
Earlier this week, the Israeli government announced that it had approved a deal in which Hamas would release up to 50 hostages in batches in exchange for a four-day pause in the fighting. The group could release a further 30 in exchange for another four-day pause. Initially expected to begin Thursday, Israeli officials confirmed that no releases would begin before Friday.
Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari on Thursday confirmed the pause in fighting will begin at 7 a.m., but the first slate of hostages will not be released until 4 p.m. the same day. The middle eastern nation acted as a broker for the deal.
The current hostilities were sparked by an Oct. 7 Hamas raid that saw its forces storm Israeli border towns, kill 1,200 civilians, and seize more than 239 hostages.
Ben Whedon is an editor and reporter for Just the News. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter.
Source: https://justthenews.com/government/security/israel-hamas-hostage-deal-take-effect-7-am-friday
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