Prisoner exchange underway includes 12 Israeli and foreign hostages and 30 Palestinian detainees -Qatar foreign ministry

(adds update on figures provided by Qatar's foreign ministry) Nov 28 (Reuters) - The hostages being released from Gaza on Tuesday consist of 12 people, including 10 Israelis, a minor and nine women, Majed Al Ansari, the Qatar foreign ministry spokesman posted on messaging platform X.

(adds update on figures provided by Qatar's foreign ministry) Nov 28 (Reuters) -

The hostages being released from Gaza on Tuesday consist of 12 people, including 10 Israelis, a minor and nine women, Majed Al Ansari, the Qatar foreign ministry spokesman posted on messaging platform X. "In implementation of the commitment to the fifth day of the humanitarian pause, 30 Palestinian civilians will be released today," Ansari said. Most of the prisoners are currently in the hands of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

"Palestinians released from Israeli prisons include 15 minors and 15 women," Ansari added. In addition to two Thai foreign nationals, Ansari specified that the Israeli female hostages being released consist of dual nationals: two Argentinians, an Austrian, and a Filipina.