As more hostages were released on Day 3, US President Joe Biden backed the extension of the temporary four-day truce as agreed upon by Israel and Hamas.
Thirteen Israelis, including a four-year-old Americal-Israeli girl and three foreigners, were freed from Gaza, Hamas said. Meanwhile, 39 Palestinian prisoners were freed by Israel. Among the captives released by Hamas were 13 Israelis, three Thais and one with Russian citizenship.
Biden said he hoped the temporary pause in fighting could go on as long as hostages were being released.
President Joe Biden says he hopes to extend the pause in the Israeli-Hamas war beyond the original four-day deal to facilitate more hostage releases https://t.co/3iP7F9pjK7 pic.twitter.com/GMtQqHKQUj
— Bloomberg TV (@BloombergTV) November 27, 2023
Earlier in a post on X, Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari stated: “In implementation of the commitments of the third day of the humanitarian truce agreement, 39 Palestinian civilians will be released in exchange for the release of 13 Israeli civilians from Gaza, in addition to a Russian national and 3 Thais who have already been handed over to the ICRC.”