A woman with Hungarian citizenship is among the hostages released by Hamas on Saturday, Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto posted on Facebook late on Saturday evening.
We can now confirm the good news that there is a woman with Hungarian citizenship among the hostages released today according to the agreement between Israel and the Hamas. She is is now in safety in Israel,
the minister wrote.
"I have just thanked the Qatari government for their assistance, and we hope that the release of the hostages will continue in the coming days. We will remain in constant contact with the Qatari State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Soltan Bin Saad Al-Muraikhi, and if we receive reliable information, we will make it public in accordance with our adopted practice," Peter Szijjarto concluded his post.
Possibly four more Hungarian hostages
During the night, Israel disclosed the names of those released on Saturday, including 18-year-old Noga Weisz, who holds Hungarian citizenship and her mother, 53-year-old Shiri Weis, who is not a Hungarian citizen.
Ilan Weiss, the father has been reported missing since "black Saturday", which means that his body has not been found, but there is no information that he has been taken to the Gaza Strip, Hungary's state news agency (MTI) reported.
According to earlier information disclosed by Hungary's foreign minister five people with Hungarian citizenship have been taken hostage by Hamas, with four of them still remaining in Gaza. "As long as all five hostages of Hungarian nationality are not safe, Hungary demands that Hamas release the hostages and that the international community take a stand against Hamas and make it clear that all hostages must be released," the Hungarian FM stated a few days ago.
Also released
13 Israelis and 4 foreigner nationals were handed over by the Hamas terror group to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Saturday evening after almost seven hours of delay, Hungary's state news agency (MTI) reported.