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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Israel hamas truce hostage release to begin friday qatar says - The Untold Story

Palestinians search for survivors of Israeli bombing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip [Hatem Ali/AP Photo]

A four-day truce between Israel and the Palestinian armed group Hamas will begin on Friday morning with civilian captives set to be released from the Gaza Strip later in the day, a spokesman for Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says.

Speaking to reporters on Thursday, ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari said the four-day truce will begin at 7am (05:00 GMT) and 13 captives held by Hamas will be released at 4pm (14:00 GMT) with increased humanitarian aid entering Gaza “as soon as possible”.

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