Thirteen hostages taken by Hamas will be released on Friday, Majid al-Ansari a spokesman for the Qatari foreign ministry has said.
He said Qatar’s aim is for this deal is to end with a lasting truce.
Some of them are elderly women, some are children, and will be released at approximately 4pm, he said, noting there are a lot of “moving parts” on the ground, and that will happen every day within a window of time.
They will be handed over to the Red Cross, and the idea is to make the transfer as safe as possible for all parties, he said.
“We have to remember this is a war zone,” he added.
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