On the 53rd day of the war between Israel And HamasHostilities between the warring parties remain suspended under the ceasefire agreement extended yesterday, which will last until tomorrow. Under the agreement which provides: Release of 20 hostagesTel Aviv has released 30 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons, mostly women and children. The number of prisoners released, who have so far been exchanged for 51 hostages, has risen to 150 since Friday. Now it is List of names of the people captured on October 7th who will end their detention in Gaza today. The Times of Israel reports that the hostages’ relatives have already been informed by the government, but there is no confirmation yet on how many will be handed over today. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will also visit Israel and the West Bank as part of an official trip that will also take him to Belgium, North Macedonia and the United Arab Emirates through December 2. Here you will find today’s latest news.
The transfer of the fifth group of hostages has begun
Egyptian sources told the Wall Street Journal that Hamas had begun moving the fifth group hostages to the International Red Cross. Israeli authorities also released the names of the people 30 prisoners Who will be released from prison: 15 women and 15 teenagers, including the journalist East Jerusalem Palestinian Marwat al-Azza was arrested after several comments on social media, including one in which he mocked an elderly woman who was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7.
The hostages that Hamas will release today are 10a minor and nine women. One of them is Austrian, two are Argentinians and one is Filipino. The terrorists published photos of one of the released prisoners, the 17-year-old of Argentine origin Mia Leimberg.
Israel: “Ceasefire by Sunday at the latest”. But the mediators want to stop the war
According to Hareetz, citing a source familiar with the ongoing talks in Qatar, Israel would not be willing to extend the ceasefire beyond that Sundaywhich increases the total number of days of the ceasefire ten. However, according to the Wall Street Journal, the mediators are seeking a further extension of the pause in fighting and then the start of talks End completely there War. According to Egyptian and Qatari sources, this move would involve difficult decisions for both sides, such as: release by Israeli soldiers in exchange for Thousands of Palestinian prisoners who Demilitarization Hamas and the interruption of IDF military operations in the Gaza Strip.
Explosions and shootings in the northern Gaza Strip
The IDF reported the explosion of three artillery near their soldiers in two different locations in the northern Gaza Strip. Some soldiers would stay wounded in a mild way. The Jewish state’s armed forces called the incidents “a violation of the ongoing ceasefire”. In one case, “terrorists opened fire on the troops who responded.”
Hamas blamed the Israelis for violating the ceasefire. “Following a clear violation by Israel of the ceasefire agreement in the north of the Gaza Strip, a tactical clutch. Our fighters have responded about this violation,” the terrorist group announced, underlining its I obligate myself to maintain the pause in hostilities.
Netanyahu: “We respect the agreement, but we will continue the war”
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel will respect the agreement to release the hostages, but “when this is done, we will continue the fight, because Hamas says it will repeat the fight.” massacre that he committed against us, the worst thing against the Jewish people since thenholocaust“. Bibi told German newspaper Bild: “We have no choice but to do it destroy Hamas. If you want peace, destroy Hamas. If you want security, destroy Hamas. If you want a different future for Israelis, Arabs, Palestinians and everyone else, destroy Hamas.”
US and Israeli intelligence chiefs in Qatar
An informed source reported that the directors of the CIA he was born Mossad They ended up at Doha to discuss with the Prime Minister of Qatar with the aim of “building on the progress of the agreement”. humanitarian pause to extend and initiate further discussions about the next phase of a possible agreementEgyptian officials also attended the meeting. The emirate’s foreign minister also stated that he was on a Permanent ceasefire in Gaza and that “certainly” others 20 hostages They will be published in the next 48 hours.
Netanyahu’s version
The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu He said his country would continue with the agreed plan to release the hostages, but that the current pause would not jeopardize the goals set at the beginning of the conflict, namely the elimination of Hamas. “We are continuing with the key objectives we have set for ourselves,” he said: “to carry out the release of the hostages, to eliminate Hamas and to ensure that this threat is not repeated in Gaza… there will no longer be a regime that “encourages terrorism, educates terrorism, pays for terrorism”. This was confirmed by Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, who promised a group of soldiers “bigger fighting across the Gaza Strip,” adding that “we won’t stop until we’re done.”
Qatari plane lands in Tel Aviv
Continuous negotiations to extend the ceasefire. A Airplane from Qatar Airways have landed in Israel in the last few hours. According to the Haaretz newspaper, it was the same plane that transported it delegation arrived from Doha to continue negotiations that then guaranteed the extension of the ceasefire with Hamas and the release of the hostages.
US humanitarian aid to Gaza
The agreement between Israel and Hamas is not limited to ending the fighting in the Gaza Strip and exchanging prisoners, but also covers transit humanitarian aid. The United States, senior Biden administration officials say, approved the deployment three military aircraft which will land in Egypt with relief supplies intended for the Palestinian population, i.e. food, medical supplies and winter equipment. “As winter comes to Gaza, the focus will be on bringing a range of medical supplies, food aid and winter supplies for the civilian population.”
Head of UN assistance in Amman for the opening of the Kerem Shalom border crossing
The UN aid chief Martin Griffiths will travel to the Jordanian capital Amman tomorrow to discuss the possibility of opening the Kerem Shalom border crossing to allow humanitarian aid from Israel to enter the Gaza Strip. Before the war, people entered the Jewish state from the pass in the south 60% of convoys on the way to the exclave.
Hamas and the others: the armed groups against Israel
It is not just Hamas that supports the war effort against the Jewish state. In fact, the BBC at least reports on others five groups who would join the Palestinian armed struggle and whose training would begin in Gaza in 2020. BBC Arabic and BBC Verify write that Hamas has organized exercises in recent years to expand the militia front into a broader coalition.
Hostages in stable condition after release
The Israeli Ministry of Health and sources from Ichlov Hospital are reassuring about the condition of the eleven civilians released yesterday: “stable“despite the precautionary hospitalization that took place last night. “It was an emotional and complex night at the same time,” commented Dr. Ram Sagi.
Italian aid in Egypt for civilians in the Gaza Strip
In response to a request received through the European Civil Protection Mechanism, the Italian Ministry will coordinate the collection Sanitary material be sent to Egypt in agreement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to assist in the administration refugees arrived from the Gaza Strip.
Phone call between Austin and Gallant
The American Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin He spoke to his Israeli counterpart by telephone Yoav Gallant to receive an “update on the hostage rescue and the Israeli Defense Forces’ pause in operations in Gaza,” according to a statement from the Pentagon. Austin provided an update on U.S. security assistance to Israel and “reiterated the need to increase humanitarian assistance to Gaza and called on state and non-state actors to avoid escalating the current conflict.”
Crosetto hears Guterres: “UN presence in Gaza is fundamental”
“We talked about Unifil’s role in northern Israel, about the possible developments or escalations that could take place in northern Israel. We talked about the need to think about a future in Gaza, including through the UN. And maybe through a UN presence which would be fundamental. “This multilateral organization must take on a greater role in difficult times like these,” said the defense minister Guido Crosetto at the end of the meeting with UN Director-General Antonio Guterres.