22:16
Freed hostages are welcomed into joyous scenes in Israel
The hostages released by Hamas this Sunday were greeted by joyful crowds in Israel. Citizens of the Jewish state greeted the 13 hostages as they made their way to various hospitals across the country.
9:40 p.m
Benjamin Netanyahu assures that after the ceasefire Israel will continue its offensive in Gaza “with all its might.”
After a telephone interview with Joe Biden, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he told the American president that Israel would continue its offensive in Gaza with “all force” once the ceasefire is over, Portal reports.
However, the Israeli prime minister added that he was in favor of extending the ceasefire if it allowed more hostages to be released every day, as agreed in the deal negotiated by Qatar.
9:26 p.m
Joe Biden calls for a two-state solution
In a message about “dignity.”
19:44
Catherine Colonna calls for “a permanent ceasefire that allows for a ceasefire” in Gaza
Like Joe Biden a few hours earlier, the French foreign minister estimated “that we need a permanent ceasefire that allows us to achieve a ceasefire” in Gaza.
“In the agreement concluded between Hamas and Qatar there is the possibility of an extension of the ceasefire in order to achieve further releases (…) as well as the resumption of a political process and the arrival of humanitarian aid,” recalled Catherine Colonna on BFMTV.
19:34
“We are confident” that the French hostages will be released before the end of the ceasefire, assures the Foreign Minister
Asked on BFMTV about the possibility of securing the release of French hostages in Gaza, the Foreign Minister assured that she was “hopeful”.
“I know the wait is tiring. We are working tirelessly to free our hostages, all hostages,” Catherine Colonna added on Sunday after Hamas returned a third group to Israel.
7:03 p.m
Israel releases 39 Palestinian prisoners under Hamas agreement
While the last four hostages released by Hamas this Sunday arrived on Israeli soil, 39 Palestinian prisoners, all under 19 years old, were released from prison by the authorities on Sunday, journalists from the AFP news agency noted.
Buses left Israel’s Ofer prison in the occupied West Bank, where prisoners had been transferred before their release. These prisoners then arrived in Beitunia. The exchange comes as part of a ceasefire agreement that is expected to end on Monday evening.
18:44
A source close to Hamas assures that the movement is ready to extend the ceasefire “from 2 to 4 days.”
A source close to Hamas told AFP on Sunday that the Palestinian Islamist movement had “informed Qatari and Egyptian mediators” that the armed groups holding Israeli hostages had “agreed to extend the current ceasefire by two to four days “.
These Palestinian movements “believe that it is possible to secure the release of 20 to 40 more Israeli prisoners,” in addition to the 50 to be released in exchange for 150 Palestinian prisoners during the four-day ceasefire that ends Monday evening.
6:04 p.m
Joe Biden announces Hamas’s release of a four-year-old Israeli-American girl
US President Joe Biden announced that a four-year-old Israeli-American girl, Abigail Edan, is “free and in Israel” after she was released by Hamas this Sunday, along with the third group of hostages this Sunday.
“We will not stop our work until all the hostages are returned,” the American president added. Joe Biden also says he wants the ceasefire in Gaza to continue beyond the four days originally planned.
“It is my goal and our goal to ensure that this pause lasts beyond tomorrow so that we can release more hostages and bring more humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip,” the American president said during a speech from Massachusetts.
5:43 p.m
Thirteen hostages have arrived in Israel and four more are on the way, the Israeli army said
The Israeli army announces on X that thirteen hostages have arrived in Israel, while four more are on the way. This is the third group of hostages released by Hamas.
Twelve hostages were taken away by elite Israeli forces, a woman was brought back by helicopter and four people traveled through Egypt via the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, the Israeli army statement said.
5:41 p.m
39 Palestinians to be released from Israeli prisons: Qatar
A total of 39 Palestinians detained by Israel will be released from prison on Sunday, a Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman announced.
As part of the commitments made on the third day of the ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip, “39 Palestinian civilians will be released on Sunday in exchange for the release of 13 Israeli prisoners from Gaza, as well as one.” “Detainee of Russian nationality and three Thais,” Majed Al-Ansari said in a message on X.
16:58
“We will continue until victory,” assures Benjamin Netanyahu in Gaza
On a tour of northern Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated in front of IDF soldiers that his country would continue “to the end, to victory,” according to a video released by his cabinet.
“Nothing will stop us. “We have three goals in this war: to eliminate Hamas, to bring back all of our abductees and to ensure that Gaza does not become a threat to Israel again,” he emphasized during his speech on Palestinian territory since the beginning of the conflict.
4:45 p.m
According to the Israeli army, 14 Israeli hostages and three foreigners were handed over to the Red Cross
According to the Israeli army, 14 Israeli hostages and three foreigners were handed over to the Red Cross. The process of releasing a third group of Hamas hostages would therefore proceed as planned this Sunday, after much uncertainty on Saturday, the second day of the ceasefire.
Hamas, in turn, claims to have released 13 Israelis, four Thais and one Russian.
15:54
“A question of humanity”: The Spanish Prime Minister stands by his comments on the situation in Gaza
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez this Sunday stands by his comments on the retaliatory offensive in Gaza that had angered Israel, saying it is “a question of humanity.”
When Pedro Sanchez visited Egypt’s Rafah border crossing on Friday, he declared that “the indiscriminate killing of innocent civilians” in the Palestinian territories is “absolutely unacceptable.”
Today he reiterates that “condemning the heinous attacks of a terrorist group like Hamas, while simultaneously indiscriminately killing Palestinians in Gaza, is not a question of politics or ideology, but a question of humanity.”
3:42 p.m
Hamas claims to have freed a Russian hostage
While a third round of hostages are due to be released today, Hamas claims to have released a hostage of Russian nationality “in response to the efforts” of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his “support for the Palestinian cause.”
Egypt had said it would release 13 Israelis and 39 Palestinians this Sunday, without mentioning a Russian hostage.
The Kremlin has regularly called for a ceasefire and reiterated that lasting peace in the Middle East requires the creation of a Palestinian state.
3:31 p.m
Israel is in possession of a list of new hostages who will soon be released
The Israeli government said it had the list of abducted people scheduled to be released today, Sunday, but did not disclose their identities, numbers or expected timing.
For now, Hamas handed over 26 Israeli hostages and 15 foreigners not covered by the ceasefire agreement and detained in Gaza to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Friday and Saturday, while Israel released 78 Palestinian prisoners.
The Israeli army estimates the total number of hostages kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 at 240.
3:16 p.m
The United States says it has “reason to believe” an American woman will be released this Sunday
Jake Sullivan, US President Joe Biden’s national security adviser, said on CNN today that he has “reason to believe” that an American hostage held by Hamas could be released today and urged people to be “cautious” on the issue. to stay.
He says he “hopes” it’s a four-year-old girl named Abigail Edan.
14:58
Egypt says 13 Israelis and 39 Palestinians will be released this Sunday
Egypt says it received the list of people to be released today, as part of the third such exchange since the start of the humanitarian ceasefire, which began on Friday. According to Egypt, these are 13 Israelis and 39 Palestinians
“The ceasefire continues unhindered,” said the statement from Egyptian State Information Service (SIS) President Diaa Rashwan.
2:50 p.m
Young Emily, a 9-year-old Israeli-Irish girl, finally finds her family
An emotional roller coaster ride. After being told his daughter was dead, Tom Hand, father of 9-year-old Emily, learned from Israeli authorities that his daughter was probably alive and being held by Hamas along with a friend and her mother. -this.
On Saturday evening he was able to find his daughter, who had been freed by the Palestinian group during the second exchange between Israeli and foreign hostages on the one hand and Palestinian prisoners on the other. She celebrated her birthday in prison.
13:29
Pope welcomes ceasefire and release of hostages
This Sunday, Pope Francis welcomed the current ceasefire and the release of certain hostages.
“Today we thank God because there is finally a ceasefire between Israel and Palestine and certain hostages have been released,” he said at the end of the Angelus prayer, with a religious reading the text in his place because he was stuck.
He called for prayers for all hostages to be released as quickly as possible, remembering their families, and for “more humanitarian aid to arrive in Gaza and for dialogue to be urged.”
1:01 p.m
Israel-linked oil tanker boarded off Yemen
An oil tanker owned by an Israeli-linked company was boarded off the coast of Yemen, maritime security firm Ambrey said on Sunday, in the latest incident in the same area.
“The event is likely related to state actors,” Ambrey commented, adding that the ship, owned by a British company linked to Israel, had received threats from Yemen’s Houthi rebels backed by Iran.
The U.S. Navy is aware of the incident, the shipping company added, without saying whether they came to the aid of the ship, named Central Park.
1:00 pm.
“We have to remember them every day”: Aurore Bergé speaks about the French Hamas hostages
While new hostages were to be released this Sunday, the Minister of Solidarity and Families, Aurore Bergé, guest of BFMTV, pointed out that it was important “that we remember the French hostages every day”.
“Our responsibility is to show the faces of these kidnapped French people every day and to remember that French people were murdered,” she said.
Furthermore, the minister “remains convinced that if eight French hostages were held elsewhere (other than in Israel), there would not be a day in which people would take turns to talk about it and show their faces.” d. Editor).”
12:52
Rape and abuse by Hamas: For Aurore Bergé “we cannot be variable geometry feminists”
Aurore Bergé, Minister of Solidarity and Families, appeared this Sunday at lunchtime on the BFM Politique program and denounced the silence of certain feminist associations on the rapes and abuses perpetrated by Hamas during the attacks of October 7th.
“We cannot be variable geometry feminists,” she says, as statements from female victims of rape, particularly during the music festival targeted by terrorists, have multiplied in recent weeks.
“Some cannot denounce it because it happened in Israel, that is the issue and what it refers to, that it is none of our business since it is this country. If it had happened in any other country in the world, I don’t believe anyone would hesitate to denounce them,” she emphasizes.
12:20
Who is Israa Jaabis, Palestinian prisoner exchanged on Saturday?
The former prisoner, with her partially burned face, was often used as a symbol of the suffering of Palestinian prisoners.
Israa Jaabis was sentenced to 11 years in prison for detonating a gas cylinder she was carrying in the trunk of her car at a roadblock in 2015. She then injured a police officer. According to Israeli authorities, she was preparing for a suicide attack.
The Palestinian woman was injured in the explosion and suffered partial burns to her face and hands.
Read the full article on BFMTV.com
12:04
A relative of six hostages released by Hamas on Saturday testifies
Invited this Sunday on BFMTV, Ariane Tamir expressed her joy at finding her loved ones alive, but also thought of the other hostages still in the hands of Hamas.
“It feels like you’ve won the jackpot in a cruel lottery, it can actually be the difference between life and death,” she explains.
Another family member, a man, is currently still being held in the Gaza Strip.
Read the full article on BFMTV.com
11:12
Hamas confirms the deaths of a senior military leader and three executives
The armed wing of the Palestinian movement Hamas confirms the death of the military commander of the North Gaza Brigade and three other leaders during the Israeli offensive on Palestinian territory.
Ahmed al-Ghandour was also a member of the Hamas Military Council and was designated a “terrorist” by American authorities. Among the three other executives named in the press release is Ayman Siam, who is introduced as the head of the missile launch units.
10:14
Seven Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank
Seven Palestinians, including two minors and at least one gunman, were killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank between Saturday and Sunday, doctors and local sources said.
Five of the deaths occurred in the city of Jenin, where the Israeli army said it had launched a raid to arrest a Palestinian suspected of involvement in a deadly ambush in the West Bank in August.
The army did not provide details about the fighting in Jenin. Witnesses described it as clashes between gunmen and troops.
8:19
Will French hostages be released this Sunday?
Hope remains. While new hostages are due to be released this Sunday, Israel said it had a new list of kidnapped people to be handed over on Sunday, but did not disclose their identities, their numbers or the expected time of their handover. to the ICRC.
There are currently eight French hostages still in the Gaza Strip, held by Hamas, since the October 7 attacks. Among them was little Eitan, 12 years old, who was kidnapped by the terrorists on board a motorcycle.
6:46
Towards an extension of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas?
A humanitarian ceasefire what could be “expanded”? This is what Israeli Army spokesman Olivier Rafowicz said this Saturday, November 25, on BFMTV. A four-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is in force since this Friday, which in particular includes an agreement Hostage release arrested by the Palestinian movement.
For his part, Diaa Rashwan, head of Egypt’s State Information Service (SIS), reiterated in a statement that his country is holding in-depth discussions with all parties to reach an agreement on the extension of this ceasefire. Accordingly Portal news agencyEgypt has received “positive signals” in this direction.
6:31
New releases are expected this Sunday
A new exchange of Hamas hostages for Palestinian prisoners is planned for Sunday, the third day of the ceasefire between Israel and the Islamist movement ruling Gaza, after two initial series of releases.
The Israeli government announced on Saturday evening that it had the list of abductees to be released on Sunday, but did not disclose their identities, their numbers or the expected date of their handover to the ICRC.
The agreement, reached on Wednesday under the auspices of Qatar and with support from the United States and Egypt, calls for the exchange of 50 Hamas hostages for 150 Palestinian prisoners during the four-day ceasefire, which can be extended.
6:24
Humanitarian aid continues to arrive in the Gaza Strip
The ceasefire agreement also provides for the delivery of humanitarian aid and fuel to Gaza, subject to a full siege by Israel since October 7. These cargoes, whose importation from Egypt depends on Israel giving the green light, have arrived in small quantities in recent weeks.
According to the United Nations, a total of 248 trucks loaded with humanitarian aid entered the Gaza Strip on Saturday, 61 of which delivered water, food and medical equipment to the north of the territory.
The Israeli army considers the northern third of the Gaza Strip a combat zone. She ordered the population to leave the country and prevented them from returning.
6:23
39 Palestinian prisoners released
Late in the evening, Israel announced that, like the previous day, it had released a second group of 39 Palestinian prisoners, all women and young people under the age of 19.
In the occupied West Bank, convoys of cars carrying flags of various Palestinian movements led by Hamas marched through the streets, escorting a Red Cross bus carrying the released prisoners.
In East Jerusalem, celebrations were more discreet. Helmeted and armed members of the Israeli security forces were particularly numerous in the home of Israa Jaabis, 39, the most famous prisoner on the list.
She was sentenced to 11 years in prison for detonating a gas bottle she was carrying in the trunk of her car at a roadblock in 2015, injuring a police officer. His photo in front of an Israeli court, in which he raises his atrophied fingers and his face is partially burned, is regularly waved at demonstrations or to illustrate the suffering of Palestinian prisoners.
6:22
Who are the 13 Israeli hostages released this Saturday?
Thirteen Israeli hostages have been held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip since October 7th were released this Saturday, November 25th. They were released along with four hostages Thai nationality.
Their release was recorded following an agreement that also resulted a ceasefire of at least four days between Israel and Hamas. This Friday, 24 detainees had already left the Gaza Strip.
Among those released this Saturday is 21-year-old Maya Reguev, who was captured during this time the rave party attacked by Hamas on October 7th. She was there with her brother Itaï, who is still being held hostage. Her father had received a terrible phone call on the day she was kidnapped. Maya, who was thinking about dying, explained the situation to him.
Read the full article on BFMTV.com
6:21
Welcome to this live
Hello, welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to the situation in the Middle East and the conflict between Israel and Hamas. New releases of hostages held since the Islamist group’s October 7 attacks are expected this Saturday. They, in turn, should be exchanged for Palestinian prisoners, as stipulated in the agreement between the two parties.
In total, Hamas handed over 41 Israeli and foreign hostages held in Gaza to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Friday and Saturday, while Israel released 78 Palestinian prisoners.
The Israeli government announced on Saturday evening that it had the list of abductees to be released on Sunday, but did not disclose their identities, their numbers or the expected date of their handover to the ICRC.