A Red Cross vehicle carrying hostages abducted by Hamas militants during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel and released to Israel Nov. 24 arrives at the Rafah border, the sole crossing point between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, as part of hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel. The hostages were then transferred to Israel. In exchange for receiving 24 women and children hostages -- 13 Israeli civilians, 10 Thai and 1 Filipino -- Israel was releasing at least 150 Palestinians -- also women and children -- and allowing fuel, medicine and other humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. (OSV News photo/Reuters TV)
Hamas has released another 13 Israeli hostages together with 4 Thai nationals in the second day of a four-day truce. Israel prison authorities said that 39 Palestinian prisoners had been released.
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