November 29, 2023 5:56 p.m
The release of ten more Hamas hostages has begun
Hamas has begun handing over to the Red Cross the ten hostages scheduled to be released today. This is reported by the Jerusalem Post after Hamas’ armed wing announced that it had released two women with Russian nationality.
November 29, 2023 5:55 p.m
Qatar: “We are also negotiating the release of male hostages”
The negotiations “aim toward the release of civilian men” as hostages in Gaza. Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari told CNN. “Our negotiations on women and children play an important role in the discussions, but obviously we are seeking the release of male civilians,” Al-Ansari said. According to Al-Ansari, there are also lengthy discussions about the release of Israeli soldiers held hostage by Hamas, as well as the prospect of a “longer ceasefire” that “could lead to a ceasefire.” The Qatari spokesman did not confirm whether American hostages were on the list of people to be released today.
November 29, 2023 5:54 p.m
Guterres: “Investigating sexual violence during Hamas attack”
It is necessary to “rigorously investigate” the “numerous cases of sexual violence during the attacks” by Hamas militants against Israel on October 7th. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said this during a briefing before the UN Security Council. “Gender-based violence must be condemned. At any time. Everywhere,” Guterres added.
November 29, 2023 5:54 p.m
Israel at the UN: “The Security Council’s failure to condemn Hamas is shocking”
The UN Security Council’s failure to condemn Hamas was “shocking.” This was stated by Israeli UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan in his speech at the Security Council meeting. He adds that Iran has armed, financed and trained Hamas: “Their central role in the ruin of the region has not even been addressed here.” It is not as if Hamas is fighting Israel alone. Hezbollah’s rockets have fallen on the cities of northern Israel and Iran does not hide its goal of destroying Israel. “Isn’t Iran’s central role in destabilizing security in the Middle East worth mentioning here?” asks Israel’s permanent representative to the United Nations. “It is clear that the UN has been captured by those who have no real interest in a solution. Every UN body was used as a weapon against Israel,” he continued. The attack carried out by Hamas on October 7 was “an unprovoked act of pure evil,” stressed the ambassador, recalling that on that occasion the largest number of Jews were killed in a single day since the Holocaust. “And yet it is incredible that here we are two months later and Hamas’s atrocious crimes have still not been condemned by the Security Council or any other UN body,” he states.
November 29, 2023 4:58 p.m
Israel: “We are checking the news of the death of little Kfir”
“IDF representatives have spoken to the Bibas family following the recent news and are currently with them,” said an Israeli army statement published on Telegram, emphasizing that “the IDF, together with other security agencies, continue to accompany the Bibas “Family and all families of the hostages and missing persons.”
November 29, 2023 4:55 p.m
Hamas: “Two Russian women released”
The Ezzedin Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ military wing, announced that it had released two women with Russian citizenship. Haaretz reports it.
November 29, 2023 4:54 p.m
Palestine at the United Nations: “The bloodbath in Gaza must end”
“The ceasefire must become a permanent ceasefire. The massacre cannot be resumed, this is not a war, it is a slaughter that no one can justify and it must end,” Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki said at the UN Security Council meeting. “Our people face an existential threat,” the Palestinian foreign minister continued during the UN Security Council meeting on Gaza. “Those who are still not sure whether they are against this or whether this needs to stop should check their humanity,” he added, stressing that “our people must no longer be denied justice.” “Israel does not have the right to defend itself against the peoples and territories it occupies,” he said again, “it does not seek justice, otherwise it would want peace.”
November 29, 2023 4:53 p.m
Guterres: “We need a continuous flow of aid to the civilian population in Gaza”
“The civilian population in Gaza needs a continuous flow of life-saving humanitarian assistance and fuel into and through the territory. Safe and unhindered humanitarian access to all those in need is crucial,” said UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the Security Council meeting. “The pause has allowed us to increase aid deliveries to Gaza, but the level remains completely inadequate to meet the enormous needs of more than two million people,” he said. The UN Secretary-General then reiterated his clear appeal: “Civilians must be protected.” Civilian assets, including hospitals, must be protected. United Nations facilities must not be compromised. International humanitarian law must always be respected by all parties to the conflict.”
November 29, 2023 4:53 p.m
Sources Egypt: “Towards extending the ceasefire for another two days”
Egyptian security sources quoted by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz report that negotiations between Israel and Hamas are going well. The ceasefire should be extended for another two days, while the number of hostages to be released is still being discussed, it is said.
November 29, 2023 4:50 p.m
Netanyahu: “After this phase we will return to war”
“After this period of the return of our hostages, will Israel enter the war again? My answer is clearly yes. There is no possibility that we will not return to the fight to the end.” This is what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, adding: “This is my policy, the entire government is for this position, the soldiers and the people: and exactly that we will do.”