Thirteen more Israeli hostages, eight children and five women, and four foreign nationals were released from captivity in Gaza on Motzei Shabbos. Hamas transferred them to the Red Cross at about 11 p.m. after a seven-hour delay. Earlier, Hamas delayed the release, which was originally scheduled for 4 p.m., falsely claiming that Israel has not fulfilled its promises regarding transferring humanitarian aid into Gaza and the release of prisoners. Israel responded by saying it would resume the military operation in Gaza if the hostages weren’t released. Qatari and Egyptian officials intervened and eventually resolved the delay. The IDF spokesperson said that the Red Cross just transferred the hostages to Egypt. The names of those released are: Sharon Avigdori, 52, of Kibbutz Be’eri, and her daughter Noam, 12. Seven other members of their family were also abducted. Alma Or, 13 and Noam Or, 17, of Kibbutz Be’eri,. Their mother Yonat, H’yd, was murdered and their father Dror was abducted and is still in captivity in Gaza. (YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)