Hamas is set to release another group of hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners on Saturday, as the fragile temporary ceasefire holds into a second day.
A statement from the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said that the families of those slated for release today have already been informed. Israel’s Channel 12 news reported that this group is expected to include more of the children who have been held captive for the past seven weeks.
Qatar, which acted as a key mediator in the negotiations, is expected to announce the timing of the handover and the number to be released on both sides later today.
While the truce has held in Gaza into a second day, the quiet that had fallen on the Lebanese front appeared to begin to breakdown on Saturday morning as Israel reported that a surface-to-air missile was launched from Lebanon toward an Israeli drone, prompting air strikes on Hezbollah targets in return. There was no directly agreed truce between Hezbollah and Israel, but both sides had indicated that they would abide by it for as long as the Gaza truce was sustained.
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