9:24 p.m
Netanyahu, Gallant and Gantz defend the agreement in the government
At the beginning of the government meeting called to vote on the agreement on the hostages held captive in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Minister Benny Gantz asked for the support of the other ministers and assured that it would not endanger the hostages’ objectives War that continues after the end of the armistice.
“We are at war,” Netanyahu said, “and we will continue until we achieve the destruction of Hamas.”the return of the hostages and the elimination of all threats from Gaza.
Netanyahu also thanked US President Joe Biden for his contribution to the agreement.
Netanyahu specified that the agreement to release these hostages was approved by all Israeli security officials. However, he assured, the government’s goal is to achieve the release of all “men and women, civilians and soldiers” held by Hamas.
Defense Minister Gallant pointed out that in order to return home, it would be necessary to exert increased military pressure on Hamas. Accordingly, the army will resume ground combat in Gaza after the ceasefire.
9:22 p.m
Musk: X Corp proceeds to Israeli hospitals and Gaza Red Cross
“X Corp will donate all advertising and subscription revenue related to the war in Gaza to hospitals in Israel and the Gaza Red Cross/Crescent”: Elon Musk wrote on X.
8:15 p.m
The Israeli government began discussing the agreement
The Israeli government began a meeting a few minutes ago to examine the planned agreement with Hamas on the release of the hostages and the ceasefire.
The meeting follows the War Cabinet and Security Cabinet meetings in the afternoon.
7:42 p.m
Haaretz: “Hamas will release 30 children, 8 mothers and 12 women”
Thirty children, eight mothers and twelve other women: These would be the 50 Israeli hostages that Hamas should release according to the agreement between Israel and the Palestinian faction that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu submitted to the government for approval: This is reported by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz in one of the latest updates to the story.
6:05 p.m
Hamas: over 14,000 dead in Gaza
In Gaza, the number of deaths has risen to over 14,000. The Hamas government made this known.
6 p.m
Ultra-right minister Israel: “Bad agreement, it must be rejected”
Bezalel Smotrich, leader of the radical right of Religious Zionism and finance minister in the Netanyahu government, said the possible deal between Israel and Hamas “is bad and must not be approved.” He then added that his party would remain “like a wall” for the continuation of the war until the complete destruction of Hamas.
5:33 p.m
Haaretz: “Ten hostages will be released every day of the ceasefire”
On each day of the ceasefire, ten Israeli hostages were to be released based on the possible agreement between Hamas and the Jewish state, mediated by Qatar. An Israeli political source told Haaretz that Israel hopes to do so The total number of hostages released could reach 80. The source confirmed that the ceasefire is expected to last four to five days and troops will remain in the northern Gaza Strip during that time. The deal – agreed upon by the army, Mossad and Shin Bet – concerns living Israeli hostages, while foreign citizens should be released based on agreements with their respective countries.
5:28 p.m
Biden: “Close to bringing the hostages home”
“We are close to bringing some of the hostages home.” Joe Biden said this during his speech at the White House, emphasizing that “the situation is good.”
5:13 p.m
Sources: The nephew of the Hamas leader killed in Gaza
Palestinian sources close to Hamas reported, according to Israeli media, that Jamal Muhammad Haniyeh, the eldest grandson of Qatar-based Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in an Israeli army attack in Gaza. Haniyeh’s other niece, Raua Hamam, was also recently killed in Gaza.
16.30 o’clock
Haaretz, “4-day ceasefire and release of 50 hostages”
The possible deal between Israel and Hamas should include a four-day ceasefire, the release of 50 Israeli hostages, including women and children, and the release of 150 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons, particularly women and minors. Haaretz reported this and warned that the final draft of the agreement is not yet available. Israel would then give the green light for 300 trucks per day to enter from the Rafah border crossing. It currently remains uncertain whether the Jewish state has agreed to a six-hour daily pause in aerial surveillance of the Gaza Strip. Some media outlets add that the two releases would be done in phases.
4:19 p.m
Erdogan: “We expect good news about the hostages”
“We hope to achieve results in the exchange of these hostages as soon as possible. We are in constant contact and expect positive results.” This was stated by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, as reported by the Ankara Presidency, adding that both Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and the head of Turkish intelligence Ibrahim Kalin were in contact with Qatar . “Our priority is a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid to the region,” Erdogan added during a joint press conference with his Algerian counterpart Abdelmadjid Tebboune in Algiers.
2:54 p.m
Egypt is ready to respond to the forced expulsion from Gaza
“What Israel is committing in Palestine represents a threat to the security of Egypt, any forced displacement of the population of the Gaza Strip represents a clear threat to the Egyptian state and Egypt will not hesitate to take all measures to ensure the protection and preservation of it Borders.” “. This was said by Egyptian Prime Minister Mustafa Madbulya during his participation in the plenary session of the House of Representatives.
2:46 p.m
Putin: “A catastrophe in Gaza, ceasefire necessary”
There is a “humanitarian catastrophe” occurring in the Gaza Strip that is “deeply worrying.” Russian President Vladimir Putin said this during his speech at the Brics summit via teleconference. Putin, quoted by Russian authorities, added that humanitarian pauses were necessary for the release of hostages and the evacuation of civilians, but appealed to the international community to coordinate their efforts to reach a ceasefire and seek a political solution for the Israeli-Israeli crisis. Palestinian conflict.
2:44 p.m
Xi calls for an international peace conference in Gaza
Chinese President Xi Jinping is calling for an “international peace conference” to end the war between Israel and Hamas.
2:16 p.m
Netanyahu convenes war cabinet on hostage issue
The Israeli War Cabinet met in Tel Aviv this evening. The local media reported about it. Updates related to the agreement to release the hostages held by Hamas are on the table. Netanyahu convened the war cabinet at 6 p.m. (5 p.m. in Italy), the political cabinet at 7 p.m. and the government at 8 p.m. “in light of developments regarding the release of our hostages,” the prime minister’s office reported.
“I hope we will have good news about the hostages soon,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a meeting with an army unit. Still on the issue of the hostages, Netanyahu said: “We are making progress.” “I don’t think it is necessary to add words, even at this moment.” However, the prime minister reiterated that Israel’s first goal remains “the destruction of Hamas.” be. We won’t stop until we get it done.”
2:11 p.m
Media Beirut, “Five Hamas members killed in Lebanon”
Five Palestinians listed as Hamas members have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon. Local media reported unanimously, saying the five were in a car near Tire that was hit by a drone. Other media say only one of the five was a member of Hamas. The car took a direct hit and the bodies were charred, according to videos circulating on social media from the scene of the attack.
12:31 p.m
The WHO plans to evacuate three hospitals in Gaza
Plans are underway to evacuate three hospitals in Gaza: this was announced by the World Health Organization, Sky News reported. WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeier said Al Shifa, the Indonesian Hospital and Al Ahli Hospital had asked for help. The announcement came after the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza reported that at least 12 people were killed and dozens injured in yesterday’s shooting at the Indonesian hospital complex.
12:01 p.m
Hamas still lacks Israel’s consent to the agreement
A member of Hamas’ political bureau, Khalil Al-Hayya, said, as Al Jazeera reported, that she was still waiting for Israel’s response “to the humanitarian ceasefire agreement” after the Palestinian faction “has already handed over its response to Egypt.” Qatar”.
11:48 a.m
Qatar: “Hostage agreement has never been so close”
Negotiations over the Gaza hostage crisis are the closest they have come to an agreement since the war began, Qatar said. “We are the closest to an agreement,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari said, adding that negotiations had reached a “decisive and final stage.”
11:14 a.m
UNICEF: “There is a threat to health tragedy in Gaza”
A real health “tragedy” is looming in the Gaza Strip due to a lack of fuel and water, Unicef said today. “If there is not enough fuel, we will see a collapse in sanitation,” James Elder, spokesman for the United Nations Children’s Fund, said at a news conference in Geneva, describing the situation as a real crisis that is a “tragedy” or ” “perfect storm” caused by an outbreak of disease.
“We have a desperate shortage of water, there is feces scattered throughout densely populated settlements, there is an unacceptable lack of latrines and severe, severe restrictions on handwashing, personal hygiene and cleanliness,” Elder said in a video conference from Cairo. The potential for greater loss of life in Gaza is significantly exacerbated by the fact that some 800,000 children in the enclave are being forced from their homes, he added.
“If children’s access to water and sanitation in Gaza continues to be limited and inadequate, we will see a tragic but entirely avoidable increase in the number of children dying,” he stressed. “It is also important to note that it is starting to rain in Gaza,” Elder concluded. “Now children are at serious risk of a mass epidemic. Of course that would be fatal.”
10:59
Lebanon: Two journalists and a civilian were killed in an Israeli attack
Two journalists and a civilian were killed in an Israeli attack in southern Lebanon. This was reported by the Lebanese state news agency Nna, according to which the deadly attack occurred in the area between Tayr Harfa and Jebbin, in the western sector of the front line between Hezbollah and Israel.
Among the three people killed in the attack against an Al Mayadin television crew were journalist Farah Omar and the team’s producer.
10:20 a.m
Exchange of blows between Hezbollah and Israel
Lebanon’s Hezbollah claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on Israeli military positions this morning in response to Israeli air and artillery strikes on locations in southern Lebanon. This was reported by Lebanese media, according to which the Lebanese locations involved are, from east to west: Kfar Shuba, Wazzani, Khiam, Tayr Harfa, Rabb Thalathin, Adaysse, Yarun, Ayta Shaab, Jebbin, Naqura.
10:12
Minister Ben Gvir is alarmed by the hostage-taking agreement
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, leader of the far-right Jewish Power party, said he was alarmed by the looming deal to release Israeli hostages held by Hamas. According to the Times of Israel, Ben Gvir admitted that he did not know the details: “But the rumors that are circulating,” he added, “suggest that we risk making another serious mistake like the liberation of Shalit”: The corporal was released in 2011 after five years in prison in Gaza in exchange for 1,000 Hamas prisoners, including current leader Yihia Sinwar. A similar agreement “could prove to be a disaster.”
09:49
The Palestinian Red Crescent received 1,353 humanitarian trucks
The Palestinian Red Crescent received an average of “around 42 trucks per day” of humanitarian aid and since October 21, “a total of 1,353 trucks have been received”: the organization itself announced this on social media, as reported by the Guardian.
09:37
Source: Israel, the agreement on the liberation of women and children is imminent
An Israeli source told Channel 12 TV: “We are close to an agreement” on the release of some hostages in Gaza. After emphasizing that there were still technical aspects to be clarified, the source said there was an agreement under which at least 50 people would be released, while dozens more could be released in exchange for an extension of the ceasefire after the first few days. Those who should be released, television said, should be the children, their mothers and other women.
08:21
Israel: “Encirclement of Jabalya in northern Gaza Strip completed”
The Israeli army has completed the encirclement of Jabalya in northern Gaza – believed to be a Hamas stronghold – and is now ready to “expand the fighting.” On the outskirts of Jabalya – he continued – “three tunnel entrances were found where Hamas terrorists were hiding, which were destroyed”.
08:14
Israel, 250 Hamas targets hit in Gaza Strip
The Israeli army struck 250 Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip yesterday, including rocket launchers and other Islamic faction infrastructure. The spokesman said this, explaining that “a helicopter hit a rocket launch site from which a volley of rockets was fired towards the center of Israel,” including Tel Aviv. The army then added that it had “discovered weapons in homes in the Gaza Strip, including an anti-tank missile hidden under a child’s bed.”
08:01
Israel, 2 more soldiers dead, total rises to 68
The Israeli army announced the deaths of two more soldiers during the ground operation in the north of the Gaza Strip. This was announced by the military spokesman. The total so far is 68 dead soldiers.
07:49
Hamas: “Possible agreement within hours of Qatar”
The announcement of a possible ceasefire agreement and prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas could be announced by Qatari officials “within an hour,” Islamic faction representative Izzat el Reshiq told Al Jazeera. “The expected agreement will include the release of Israeli women and children as hostages in exchange for Palestinian women and children in occupation prisons,” el Reshiq said. Earlier, one of Hamas’ leaders, Ismail Haniyeh, said the group was “close to reaching a ceasefire agreement” with Israel.
04:50
Gaza: CPJ, at least 50 journalists killed since war began
The number of journalists and media workers killed in the conflict between Israel and Hamas that broke out on October 7 has risen to at least 50. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said this last night, in the bloodiest month for reporters since the press freedom NGO began monitoring journalists’ deaths in 1992. The death toll represents and exceeds a “sad milestone”. By far the number of 15 reporters killed in the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, according to CPJ. Last Saturday, five journalists were killed in the Middle East, marking the second deadliest day of the conflict between Hamas and Israel after October 7. “Journalists are civilians who do important work in times of crisis and should not be targeted by warring parties,” Sherif Mansour, CPJ Middle East and North Africa coordinator, said in a statement.
04:04
Gaza: Hamas is close to a ceasefire agreement with Israel
“We are close to reaching an agreement on a ceasefire with Israel,” one of Hamas’ leaders, Ismail Haniyeh, said on Telegram today. Hamas officials told the station
Al Jazeera said details of the ceasefire would be announced by Qatar when and if it was finalized. The ongoing talks – explain the sources – would concern a ceasefire for “a certain number of days” and include agreements on the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip and the exchange of hostages taken by Hamas with people detained by Israel. The release is intended to particularly affect Israeli women and children in exchange for Palestinian women and children.