Hamas on Friday released 24 hostages, including 13 Israeli women and children, the Israeli government said, as a four-day cease-fire with the militant group began in the Gaza Strip.The hostages, from around 240 held in Gaza, were taken to Egypt before arriving in Israel. The Qatari government, which mediated the truce, said that in addition to the 13 Israelis, aged 2 to 85, Hamas had released 10 Thai nationals and a Filipino under a separate deal."We just completed the return of the first batch of our hostages," said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a statement, while stressing,…READ FULL ARTICLE
