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After a war of nerves over the future of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the Islamist Hamas released three more Israeli hostages on Saturday and handed them over to the Red Cross. In return, Israel is to release hundreds of imprisoned Palestinians.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen The ceasefire had been hanging by a thread for days after Hamas announced a suspension of the hostage releases. According to the Islamists, Israel was violating agreements and obstructing aid deliveries. US President Donald Trump then demanded the ultimate release of all hostages by midday on Saturday. Otherwise "all hell will break loose", he threatened.
Dozens of armed and masked fighters gathered in the morning in the town of Chan Junis in the south of the Palestinian territory. As in previous hostage handovers, a stage was erected and a large poster was put up with the logo of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed arm of Hamas, as well as several propaganda messages in Arabic, English and Hebrew.
Video of a hostage released
Before the announced release of the hostages, the terrorist organization Palestinian Islamic Jihad published a video. In it, Alexander (Sasha) Trufanov can be seen in sportswear walking along the sea, holding a fishing rod, eating something, throwing a stone into the water and writing a letter. The 29-year-old appears well-fed and outwardly healthy. It was not disclosed when the video was recorded.
The video is obviously intended to suggest how well Trufanov was treated by the Islamists. The three Israeli hostages released last Saturday, on the other hand, were in such poor health that US President Donald Trump demanded the ultimate release of all hostages by midday on Saturday.
The three pale, emaciated and visibly weakened men were presented on a stage by Hamas before being handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Trufanov, who also has Russian citizenship, is to be released on Saturday together with Sagui Dekel-Chen (36) and Jair Horn (46), according to an announcement by Islamic Jihad. Their release was announced by the Islamist Hamas.
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