Hamas believed to have taken about 240 hostages during 7 Oct attack. Israel previously said it would extend 4-day truce which began Friday by one day for every 10 more hostages released.
Besides Chabahar port, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra also discussed expanding India-Iran cooperation within SCO, BRICS and UN with Iranian diplomats, during 2-day visit to Tehran.
Abigail Edan, 3rd hostage with US citizenship to be freed, witnessed Hamas fighters killing her parents during 7 Oct attack on Israel & had been held captive by the militant group since.
Five of the deaths occurred in Jenin, which Israeli military said it raided to detain a Palestinian who is suspected of involvement in a lethal West Bank ambush in August.
TV images showed hostages on the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing after leaving Gaza, as Hamas handed the captives to the International Committee of the Red Cross Saturday.
39 Palestinian women and minor detainees were freed under an accord brokered by Qatar, which also resulted in the release of 13 Israeli hostages seized by Hamas last month.
By Bassam Masoud and James Mackenzie GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has received a list of hostages set to be freed from Gaza on Saturday by Palestinian militant group Hamas, officials said,
Releasing Export Preparedness Index report, NITI Aayog CEO says Centre has ‘ticked a lot of boxes’, & responsibility of driving the next phase of export growth now rests with states.
The proposed project costing about Rs 3.25 lakh crore will entail procurement of 18 aircraft in fly away condition & the rest made in India with up to 60% indigenous content.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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