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Posted on January 20, 2025
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France is committed to securing the release of French-Israeli hostages held by Hamas, as part of a ceasefire agreement that saw the release of prisoners from both sides.
PARIS (Reuters) - France will keep fighting to obtain the release of the two French-Israeli nationals held by Hamas, foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot told BFM TV on Monday.
"We will continue to fight until the last hour for their release," Barrot told BFM TV, adding France had "no news on their health status nor on the terms of their detention".
Hamas released three Israeli hostages and Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners on Sunday, on the first day of a ceasefire suspending a 15-month-old war that has devastated the Gaza Strip and inflamed the Middle East.
French-Israeli nationals Ofer Kalderon and Ohad Yahalomi are expected to be on the list of 33 hostages to be released in the first phase of the draft Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal.
(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon; Editing by Sudip Kar-Gupta)
Foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot stated that France will continue to fight for the release of the two French-Israeli nationals held by Hamas.
Barrot mentioned that France has no news on the health status of the hostages nor on the terms of their detention.
Hamas released three Israeli hostages, while Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners on the first day of a ceasefire.
The French-Israeli nationals mentioned are Ofer Kalderon and Ohad Yahalomi, who are expected to be released in the first phase of the ceasefire deal.
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