Qatar affirmed that the hostage deal would go into effect on Friday, with a pause to the Gaza war starting at 7 a.m. and the release of 13 out of a group of 50 captives on Friday.
It said that the list of who will be released has been handed to the Mossad and that captives who are related to each other would be freed together.
“The important thing is that we will maintain a clear line of communication” and will guarantee the release of the hostages, he said.
Qatari FM: Red Cross to be involved in Gaza hostages’ release
Ansari said that the International Committee of the Red Cross representatives would be involved in the release of the captives but he did not provide details as to how they would do that or how Hamas would hand over the hostages to Israel.
He explained that the deal would also allow for a larger flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza through the Rafah crossing at the Egyptian border.
It is, however, only a fraction of what is needed, he stressed.
This is a developing story.
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