Hamas releases six more hostages; Qatar confirms quota of 10 has been reached.

Hamas released six more hostages on Thursday. Meanwhile, Israel prepares to release 30 Palestinian prisoners as agreed upon.

Foreign news agencies reported that Hamas released six more hostages on Thursday, November 30, 2023, all from the Gaza Strip. They are being controlled by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), while Israel plans to release 30 Palestinian prisoners as promised.

Previously on the same day Hamas has released two hostages before, bringing their total release to date to eight.

However, Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs One of the mediators who negotiated between Israel and Hamas confirmed through X that Hamas has released 10 hostages today, including the Russian-Israeli female hostage. who also received freedom last Wednesday

The latest hostages released by Hamas include Ms. Shani Goren, 29, an academic from Kibbutz Nir Oz, and Ms. Sapir Cohen, a software engineer. who was kidnapped along with her boyfriend named Alexander Trupanov, who is still being held captive. But his mother and grandmother were released today.

Also included are siblings Bilal and Aisha Ziyadna, aged 18 and 16 respectively. Their older brother Hamza and father Youssef are still in the hands of Hamas.

The other two freed hostages are Neli Margalit, a 41-year-old nurse who was also kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz, and Ms. Ilyana Gritsevsky. The 30-year-old Mexican citizen immigrated to Israel at the age of 16 when she returned to visit her home country. and returned to Israel two weeks before Hamas launched its attack on Oct. 7.