Mediators Egypt, Qatar and Turkey signed on Monday with US President Donald Trump a document on the Gaza ceasefire deal.
The document was signed during the international summit hosted by Egypt in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh on the deal.
Operation to exchange 20 Israeli captives and nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners was carried out on Monday morning, with Hamas releasing seven hostages so far.
The Zionist Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that all 20 living captives were back in Israeli territory.
It identified the captives released in the first group as Guy Gilboa-Dalal, 24, Eitan Mor, 25, Matan Angrest, 22, Alon Ohel, 24, Gali and Ziv Berman, both 28, and Omri Miran, 48.
It named the 13 captives freed later as Elkana Bohbot, 36, Rom Braslavski, 21, Nimrod Cohen, 21, Evyatar David, 24, Maxim Herkin, 37, Eitan Horn, 39, Segev Kalfon, 27, Bar Kuperstein, 23, Yosef Chaim Ohana, 25, Avinatan Or, 32, Matan Zangauker, 25 and David and Ariel Cunio, 35 and 28.
The ceasefire is also expected to allow for a surge of humanitarian aid into Gaza, where famine has broken out amid Israeli bombardment and blockade of the territory. Many of Gaza’s more than two million people are reported to be on the brink of starvation.
The US President Donald Trump addressed the summit, stressing that the agreement will stand long and that rich countries informed him about their intentions to contribute to Gaza reconstruction.
Source: Al-Manar English Website
