According to a written statement by the Kassam Brigades, Nurit Yitzhak and Yocheved Lifshitz, who were previously captured, were released under the mediation of Egypt and Qatar. It was noteworthy that one of the released women greeted a Kassam fighter as she left. The released woman described that process.
The Jewish woman said, "When we arrived in Gaza, they said they would not harm us. I was held in tunnels that looked like a spider web. Our detention center was bombed several times. They treated us with respect, gave us medicine, took care of our hygiene and brought doctors to examine us. They were very friendly."