The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said 13 released Israeli hostages had entered Israeli territory late Friday, November 24, hours after they were freed as part of a four-day ceasefire. The freed hostages had received an initial medical assessment and were being taken to Israeli hospitals where they would be reunited with their families, the IDF said. A total of 24 hostages were released by Hamas on Friday, the Qatari government said, including 10 Thai nationals and a Filipino citizen. The hostages were freed as part of a prisoner exchange in which 39 Palestinian women and children were released from Israeli prisons, the Qatari government said. Credit: IDF via Storyful



