3:39 p.m
On television, the 13 Israeli hostages were handed over to the Red Cross
Israeli broadcaster Kan TV reported, citing Egyptian sources, that the 13 Israeli hostages to be released had been handed over to the Red Cross.
3:19 p.m
12 Thai hostages released in Gaza
“Twelve Thai workers taken hostage in Gaza have been released,” this was confirmed by the Ministry of Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This was announced by Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Profile X, adding that embassy officials will pick her up shortly. These hostages do not concern the agreement between Israel and Hamas on the release of Israeli abductees.
2:40 p.m
Egyptian television, preparations for the arrival of the hostages in Rafah
According to a source quoted by Egyptian state television Al Qahera, the port of Rafah is preparing to receive hostages from the Gaza Strip with the intention of transferring them to the Israeli side.
12:58 p.m
Israeli Public Television: A humanitarian aid convoy headed north to Gaza
A convoy of humanitarian aid arrived from Egypt is over from the south of the Gaza Strip towards the northern sector through the Sallah-a-Din artery. This was reported by Israeli public television Kan. The convoy consists of trucks carrying medicine and food as well as ambulances that arrived from Egypt. Until now, international humanitarian aid entering Egypt through the Rafah crossing remained in the so-called “safe zone” in the south of the Gaza Strip. Today, under the ceasefire agreement, they have been authorized by Israel to also reach the north.
12:23 p.m
The Israeli hostages are taken to the Hatzerim base in the south
Once the hostages leave the Rafah border crossing, they will be handed over to Israel “near the border” and then taken to Israel’s military base Hatzerim, In the south of the country. According to official information and media reports, the transshipment is expected to take place Military helicopter. There will be one on board every aircraft Medical team to help the hostages. The televisions showed this special headphones which are given to the little ones to muffle the noise.
Video Israel, preparations completed to welcome hostages released by Hamas
11:58
Two Palestinians died while attempting to cross from the south to the north of the Gaza Strip
Two Palestinians were killed by Israeli military fire today as they tried to cross from the southern to the northern part of the Gaza Strip in the first hours of the ceasefire, despite warnings from the Israeli army. This was reported from Shuhada Hospital in Deir el-Ballah, southern Gaza, where several Palestinians injured in this accident in the Sallah-a-din artery were transported. Two of the injured later died.
11:27 a.m
Egypt warns: ‘We will not allow forced displacement or liquidation of Palestinian cause’
“Egypt will not allow forced displacement.” This was reiterated by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi at a press conference with Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and the Belgian Alexander De Croo.
“In Egypt we took in nine million people, but that was under different circumstances than in the Gaza Strip.”
They had security problems in their countries such as Syria, Libya, Yemen, Iraq or Sudan. But the situation in Gaza is completely different, Al-Sisi continued.
“We will neither allow nor accept the forced displacement or liquidation of the Palestinian cause,” he stressed. “We have to act differently: have the Palestinian state recognized by the international community and the United Nations.” At the moment – he added – it is about containing the escalation and providing aid. Egypt has provided almost 70-75% of the aid. Despite the economic situation, the international community must provide sufficient aid for 2.3 million people.”
11:24 a.m
Hezbollah, we respect the ceasefire as long as Israel does not attack
Lebanese Hezbollah assures that it intends to respect the four-day ceasefire that came into effect this morning without firing on Israeli military positions from southern Lebanon. Speaking to the Lebanese newspaper L’Orient-Le Jour, a Hezbollah source said: “We will respect the ceasefire agreed in Gaza on the condition that Israel does not attack southern Lebanon. If it did that, we certainly wouldn’t “idle it”.
After almost 50 days of war between Hezbollah and Israel, one There is a tense calm in southern Lebanon near the dividing line between the two countries. Eyewitnesses reported this to ANSA, confirming the reports from local Lebanese media.
The last 24 hours have seen an unprecedented escalation along the war front between Hezbollah and Israel, with dozens of rockets fired by the Party of God at Israeli military positions in the Upper Galilee and a fierce counter-reaction from the Israeli air force and artillery in southern Lebanon.
11:15 a.m
Sirens in Eilat in southern Israel, but it’s a false alarm
Warning sirens are wailing in Eilat in the far south of Israel on the Red Sea. The media reported the flight of an enemy drone as the cause of the infiltration. The Yemeni Houthis, allies of Iran, have been sending missiles or drones against Eilat for some time.
The one in Eilat was “a false alarm”. The Israeli military spokesman then announced this and added that there was no “risk of an accident”.
10:36 a.m
“15 injured in attempted passage from the south to the north of the Gaza Strip”
According to information from Gaza, 15 Palestinians were injured by the Israeli army while trying to cross from the south to the north of the Gaza Strip. Haaretz reports, adding that they were taken to a hospital in Deir al-Ballah, southern Gaza. Since the ceasefire agreement, the army has reiterated that it will not allow the return of displaced Palestinians from the south to the north of the Strip, and dropped leaflets in Arabic on the Palestinian enclave this morning to reinforce this point.
10:31 a.m
West Bank: Palestinian killed in clashes in Jericho
A 22-year-old Palestinian, Muhammad Hannawi, was shot dead today during clashes with the Israeli army in the Aqbat Jaber refugee camp near Jericho (West Bank). This was reported by the Palestinian Ministry of Health, citing the Wafa news agency. The incidents occurred during an arrest at the camp by an Israeli unit. So far, the army has not commented on this episode.
09:47
The prison service had a list of 39 Palestinians to be released
The Israel Penitentiary Service has received the list of 39 Palestinian prisoners who will be released today as part of the exchange for 13 Israeli hostages brought to Gaza by Hamas. The media reported about it. The service began processing shortly before noon the 39 minor and female detainees who will be transferred to Ofer prison in the West Bank before being released to the West Bank or East Jerusalem.
09:46
Haaretz, video from Gaza about the attempted passage from south to north
Videos from Gaza showed residents of the Strip trying to return from the south to the north of the Palestinian enclave, despite Israeli army announcements and leaflets urging them to stay away. Haaretz reported it. Local sources spoke of barriers set up by the army to deter any attempt.
09:34
Israel confirms import of domestic fuel and gas from Rafah
Four trucks carrying fuel and four carrying gas for domestic use arrived this morning from the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza for the people of the Gaza Strip. This was confirmed by Cogat, the Israeli government authority for the territories, which said “the handover was approved by the political class” and was part of the ceasefire agreement and the release of the hostages. “The domestic fuel and gas – explained Cogat – are intended for the basic needs of the humanitarian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip.”
08:46
Cameron announces another £30m for Gaza
The United Kingdom will provide Gaza with an additional £30 million in humanitarian aid, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said today during his visit to the Palestinian territories, quoted by the Guardian. Cameron will meet with Palestinian leaders and aid organizations today. “We hope that the release of the hostages will take place today and I call on all parties to continue working towards the release of every hostage. The pause will also enable access to life-saving assistance for the people of Gaza,” he explained. “The new commitment will double the amount of additional aid the UK has pledged for Gaza.”
08:16
Iran: “Israel lost the war, it will also lose in politics”
“Whoever lost on the battlefield will also lose in the political field,” said Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian in reference to Israel during a conversation with the head of Hamas’ political office, Ismail Haniyeh, in Doha. “Operation Storm al-Aqsa shocked the world, although the casualties of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip are very high, the scale of the victory and achievements of the Palestinian nation are greater,” Amirabdollahian added, explaining that Hamas’ attack against Israel has changed the strategic balance in favor of Palestine.
According to IRNA reports, the Hamas leader defined the US as the “main axis in the war in Gaza” and thanked Iran for the diplomatic efforts that led to the ceasefire. “This is a political victory achieved on the victory of the resistance on the ground, while the enemy was unable to achieve its goals, apart from killing women and children and destroying their homes,” Haniyeh said.
08:15
In Rafah, hundreds of people are pushing to cross the border
Sources at the Rafah crossing and the Red Crescent reported that for the first time since the start of the war, hundreds of people from both Egyptian and Palestinian sides poured through the Rafah crossing without prior lists. They include foreigners and Egyptians stuck in Gaza who want to cross into Egypt, and Palestinians stuck in Sinai and other Egyptian cities who are leaving Egypt to return to Gaza. Meanwhile, trucks carrying relief supplies continue to cross the border crossing in coordination with UNRWA and the Egyptian and Palestinian Red Crescents.
07:49
Egypt: Trucks carrying aid supplies begin entering the Gaza Strip
Two hundred truckloads Food, medicine and water for the Gaza Strip and fuel tankers They should enter today via the Rafah border crossing, reports the Egyptian government press office. However, only 12 people have crossed the border so far, according to Egyptian Red Crescent sources in North Sinai. Three tankers also crossed the border with around 90,000 liters of fuel. Between 120,000 and 150,000 liters are expected to flow in today. Meanwhile, 12 injured people and their companions were admitted.
07:05
The army warns displaced people: “Do not return to the north of the Gaza Strip”
The Israeli army has warned the masses of displaced Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip not to attempt to return to the northern area despite the start of a ceasefire lasting several days. “The war is not over yet,” military spokesman Avichay Adraee said in Arabic, “the humanitarian pause is temporary.” The northern area remains a war zone. It’s very dangerous, don’t go north. However, transit from north to south on the Sallah a-Din artery remains permitted. “Movements towards the north are prohibited and dangerous.”
“Palestinian officials” have told displaced Palestinians in the southern strip that they can return to their homes in the north. He reported it Times of Israel He added that for this reason the Israeli army (IDF) dropped leaflets over Gaza warning residents not to return to the north, which remains a war zone despite the ceasefire. One of the conditions of the agreement reached between the parties – according to the media – stipulates that the displaced population will remain in the south for all days of the ceasefire.
06:55
Before the ceasefire began, a Hamas tunnel under Shifa Hospital was destroyed by Israel
The Israeli army blew up a long tunnel dug under Shifa Hospital in Gaza this morning ahead of the start of the ceasefire. The military radio reported it. According to an army spokesman, Hamas had set up “a nerve center for carrying out terrorist activities” under the hospital. Yesterday, the Israeli military arrested the director of Shifa Hospital, Mohammad Abu Salmiya.
Video Gaza, Israel destroys the Hamas tunnel under Shifa Hospital
06:38
A rocket fired from Gaza was intercepted after the ceasefire began
A rocket fired from Gaza after the ceasefire began was intercepted by an Iron Dome air defense battery near the Israeli border kibbutzim Kissufim and Ein Ha-Shlosha. Alarm sirens had previously sounded in this area.
The military radio reported it. No damage or loss was reported.
06:05
A four-day weapons ban begins
A ceasefire lasting at least four days between Hamas and Israel has come into effect in Gaza, military radio said. The release of 13 Israeli hostages, mostly women and children, is expected this afternoon. Subsequently, around thirty Palestinian women and minors imprisoned in Israel will also be released. The temporary cessation of hostilities is also expected to affect Israel’s northern border after repeated firefights between the army and Lebanese Hezbollah.