Israel and Hamas Agree on Aid Exchange Medicines for Israeli Captives in Gaza

Medication and aid will leave Doha today for the Egyptian city of El Arish in preparation for their delivery into the Gaza Strip as per an agreement between Israel and Hamas, said Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Majed al-Ansari.

Qatar announced yesterday that Israel and Hamas reached an agreement to allow medicines to be delivered to Israeli captives held in the Gaza Strip and for aid to be transported to residents in the besieged Palestinian territory. The agreement was mediated by Qatar



in cooperation with France.

Earlier, Philippe Lalliot, head of France’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Crisis Centre, which organises aid efforts, said negotiations had been going on for weeks and the initial idea had come from the families of some of the Israeli captives. Specific medical packages, which were put together in France, would be delivered to each of the 45 captives. The International Committee of the Red Cross will coordinate on the ground.