Jerusalem, Dec 1: The Israeli prison service has confirmed that 30 more Palestinians have been released as part of the ongoing humanitarian truce which is set to expire on Friday after it was extended for 24 hours the previous day.
The names of the freed Palestinians have however, been witheld, the BBC reported There was also no immediate confirmation of the prisoners’ release by the Hamas or the militant group’s affiliated media.
Under the terms of the Israel-Hamas truce, Israel has to free three Palestinians for every Israeli hostage freed. After a tense and lengthy back-and-forth on extending the truce into a seventh day, the Israeli government eventually accepted a proposal for Hamas to release eight new Israeli hostages on Thursday. (IANS)
