More on the 12 Thai hostages that were just freed from Hamas custody in Gaza.
According to Thai media, the hostages were being transported to the Shamir Medical Centre (Assaf Harofeh), which is located south of Tel Aviv in Jerusalem, after entering Israel through the Rafah crossing.
They are expected to stay for 48 hours and receive medical attention there.
According to an official briefed on the talks, they were released under a separate accord with Hamas mediated by Egypt and Qatar.
The 12 Thai hostages, according to the official, were all men.
More update on this story soon…