Cover photo: Israelis celebrate the return of the hostages from Gaza in front of the Ofakim military base in southern Israel on November 30, 2023. MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP
- Israel announced the release of a new group of hostages on Wednesday evening : ten Israelis, including several dual nationals, and four Thais. Hamas had also previously announced the release of two Russian hostages who had arrived in Israel.
- Speaking to CNN, Jason Straziuso, spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross, said his organization had not yet been able to visit the hostages held in Gaza. “We are ready to visit the hostages held by Hamas to check their health and administer medicine, but we will only be able to do this if we have permission. “We don’t know where the hostages are being held,” he told the American television station.
- The Israeli army and intelligence agency Shin Beth announce on Telegram that they have “eliminated two terrorist commanders.” Senior officers, including Muhammad Zubeidi, leader of the Jenin Brigades, carried out shootings.
- The Palestinian Red Crescent claimed that the Israeli army “prevented medics from reaching a besieged area of the Jenin refugee camp.” [en Cisjordanie]despite the presence of wounded,” At.
- Israel “confirms” the death of a baby, his brother and his mother announced by Hamas. Earlier, the Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ armed wing, announced in a press release the deaths of Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas, who were killed “during a bombardment of the Gaza Strip” by Israeli forces.
- Five premature babies found dead in Gaza City hospitalat the center of fighting ahead of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, which came into force on Friday, Agence France-Presse (AFP), the spokesman for the health ministry of the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, said on Wednesday.
- “Our people are facing an existential threat”the Palestinian Foreign Minister presented on Wednesday at the United Nationsto ensure that the “Palestinian people remain here despite everything.”
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