Biden: “The agreement is working, my goal is to extend the ceasefire beyond tomorrow”
Joe Biden said he expects Hamas to release more Americans, along with other hostages. The release of more prisoners is “proof that the agreement is working,” he added. “My goal is to extend the pause in fighting beyond tomorrow,” the US president said in an impromptu press conference, confirming that he would speak to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu shortly.
Former hostage argues with Hamas militant: “Release another woman”
Shortly before her release on Saturday, an elderly woman had an argument with a Hamas guard: she didn’t want to be released, at least at that moment. Health Minister Uriel Buso from the Orthodox Shas party wrote this. “I met Adina Moshe, 72 years old, who had just returned from Gaza. She told me – according to the minister – that during her release she had spoken to a terrorist and asked him to release another woman in her place: an older one and a younger one. worse physical condition.” “This – writes the minister – is the essence of the heroism of these rare people.” Adina means in Hebrew: “Tender”
He also frees Abigail, the four-year-old girl who was orphaned after the Hamas attack
Abigail Mor Edan, the four-year-old Israeli-American girl whose parents were killed in Hamas attacks on October 7, is also among the hostages released today, on the third day of the ceasefire in Gaza. CNN reports this, citing its sources, noting that it is in the hands of the Red Cross. Her birthday was on Friday. Joe Biden confirmed that she was safe in Israel.
The released hostages entered Israel
The hostages released by Hamas today have entered Israel. The media reports about it. They entered through a border crossing in central Gaza, near Kibbutz Beeri, rather than the Rafah border crossing with Egypt.
Abu Mazen and Gaza are returned to PNA control
The Gaza Strip should be placed under the control and sovereignty of the Palestinian Authority, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Abu Mazen said, stressing that there is no military solution for Gaza beyond its return to the PA. “Gaza is an inseparable part of the Palestinian state,” he said, the Jerusalem Post reported. Abu Mazen stressed that only a political solution, including the creation of a Palestinian state, could bring peace and security. “It is impossible to support the Israeli occupation’s plans to separate Gaza from the West Bank and Jerusalem,” he said.
ANP: “The 39 prisoners in today’s exchange were all minors”
The Palestinian Authority for Prisoners’ and Former-Prisoners’ Affairs announced the names of the 39 prisoners of the third group to be released today as part of the exchange with Israeli hostages, stressing that they are all minors, most of them from Jerusalem.
Netanyahu: “Let us continue until victory”
“We will go all the way until we win”: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said this today during an inspection of the armed forces in the north of the Gaza Strip. “Nothing will stop us. We are convinced that we have the strength, power, will and determination to achieve all the goals of the war, and we will do so.” The goals, he affirmed, are “the destruction of Hamas, the rescue of all the abductees and the guarantee that Gaza can no longer pose a threat to Israel.”
Israel confirms that 18 hostages are in the hands of the Red Cross
The IDF confirms that 14 Israeli hostages, three Thais and one Russian are in the hands of the Red Cross. A security source at the Rafah border crossing and a Red Crescent source said they would be handed over by the Egyptian security service for handover to the Israeli side at the Kerem Shalom border crossing. They are then taken by plane to an Israeli base and then to the hospital. Hamas, Al-Qassam Brigades and Egyptian sources then said the hostages were 13 Israelis, 3 Thais and a Russian. Meanwhile, according to Egyptian state broadcaster al-Qahera, procedures to hand over the hostages to the Israeli side have begun in the Karni area, closer to Kerem Shalom, due to the health condition of some of them being detrimental.
Hamas hands over 18 hostages to the Red Cross
Eighteen hostages were handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross: 14 are Israelis, including nine children, and four are Thais. This was reported by Israeli TV channel 13.
Thirteen year old freed, mother was always with me. Hila denies Hamas
Hila Rotem, the thirteen-year-old who was released without her mother last night, disputes Hamas’s version that her mother was not released because she could not be found. “My mother was always with me throughout the entire time I was in prison,” she says, quoted by N12. “Hamas separated us two days before the liberation. My mother’s condition was good. Hamas said there was a ceasefire and they released us.”
The funerals of Hamas military commanders
The funeral of some commanders of Hamas’ military wing, the Ezzedin al-Qassam Brigades, is currently taking place in Gaza. This was announced by local sources, according to which thousands of Hamas supporters are following the coffins of Ahmed Randour, the commander of the northern part of the Gaza Strip, Ayman Siam, the head of the rocket firing department, and three other leaders who died in the Israeli bombings. Randour was one of the founders of Hamas’s armed wing and had gained further prominence in that wing through the kidnapping of soldier Gilad Shalit in 2006. He was considered the “right-hand man” of local political leader Yihia Sinwar.
Crowd on the street in Yavné as Danielle Aloni and her five-year-old daughter Emily returned home
Crowds on the street in Yavneh, central Israel, marking the arrival of Danielle Aloni and her five-year-old daughter Emily, who were released by Hamas on Friday after 49 days of captivity. People took to the streets waving Israeli flags and clapping while the song “I’m coming home” played on the radio. Danielle and Emily were with their aunt on Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7th, from where they were kidnapped by terrorists. The same family includes Sharon Aloni Cunio (Danielle’s sister), 33 years old, her husband David, 34 years old, and their two three-year-old twin daughters Yuli and Emma, all of whom are still held hostage by Hamas in Gaza .
The list of hostages to be released today includes nine children and four women
According to Qatari officials quoted by Israeli media, The group of hostages expected to be released by Hamas today include nine children and four women, after 51 days of captivity in the Gaza Strip. Seven foreign nationals are also to be released under a separate agreement. Israel, in turn, should release 39 Palestinian prisoners currently in Israeli prisons. So far, 26 Israelis have been released under the deal that Qatar and Egypt negotiated with Israel and Hamas. Currently, the official number of abductees in Gaza is 195, but Israel estimates the number to be over 200, and many of them are not included in the current agreement. Thailand, meanwhile, announced that some of its citizens were not included in the lists, possibly because they were in Israel illegally.
Blink in Israel next week
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected in Israel this week. Haaretz reports it. It will be Blinken’s fourth visit to Israel in a month and a half since the start of the war.
Israel, child freed without mother. Hamas, we can’t find it
Israel accuses Hamas of violating the terms of the agreement and releasing 13-year-old Hila Rotem without her mother Raya. Hamas defends itself, saying it did not violate the agreement with Israel that stipulates that mothers and children held hostage will not be separated upon their release. “We haven’t found Raya,” Israeli broadcaster N12 reported.
Blinken will be in Israel next week
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected in Israel this week. Haaretz reports it. It will be Blinken’s fourth visit to Israel in a month and a half since the start of the war.
Red Cross: “Today’s release of hostages is not safe”
Senior Red Cross official Pascal Hundt told British broadcaster Sky News he was unsure whether more hostages would be released today, Israeli media reported.
Hamas admits killing several organization leaders
Hamas released a statement admitting that Israel killed several of the terrorist organization’s leaders about 10 days ago, including the commander of the organization’s regional branch in the northern Gaza Strip, Ahmed Randour, and the head of its rocket firing department, Ayman Siam. Ynet reports it. In the note released by Hamas’s military wing, the Az ad Din al-Qassam Brigades, we read that Randor and Siam, along with other “leaders” of the organization, “rose to positions of heroism and honor in the Battle of… “. “Bol al-Aqsa”. This is a jihad of victory or martyrs.”
Egypt, 80 aid trucks and 7 tank trucks in Gaza
The Egyptian Red Crescent reported that 80 aid trucks and seven tankers entered the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing. Ynet reports it.
“Netanuyahu to Qatar, we will not kill Hamas leaders in Doha”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is said to have assured Qatar that Israel would not take action against Hamas leaders living in Doha. The Jerusalem Post reports on it. According to the report, Qatar received assurances from Israel that the Mossad would not carry out attacks in the country and that “Doha presented Israel with its precondition several weeks ago before taking on the role of mediator in the hostage issue.” Last Wednesday, the Israeli held Prime Minister held a press conference in which he explicitly stated that he had ordered the Mossad to take action against Hamas leaders. And he added that “the agreement contains no commitment not to conduct a ceasefire against the leaders of Hamas, whoever they may be.”
“Six Palestinians killed overnight in West Bank”
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, two Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in Nablus and Jenin in the early hours of the morning, bringing to six the number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank overnight. Portal reports this on its website.
Trucks delivered to Gaza from Egypt have almost doubled
At least 200 trucks carrying humanitarian aid will enter the Gaza Strip today from Egypt through the Rafah crossing, which is also open in both directions to accommodate the wounded and allow passage for those stranded on both sides, according to the mechanism agreed with the ceasefire today third day. Khaled Zayed, head of the Egyptian Red Crescent in North Sinai, told ANSA, adding that 200 trucks also entered yesterday and 215 trucks the day before yesterday, meaning that the number of trucks that have entered the Gaza Strip since the ceasefire began imports, almost doubled. In addition, seven tankers carrying fuel and domestic gas (3 fuel, 4 household gas) entered the Rafah terminal, about 130,000 liters of fuel: domestic gas reached 75 tons, which is processed and unloaded on the Palestinian side.
Israel receives a list of hostages who will be released today
Israel said it received the new list of hostages to be released today, on the third and penultimate day of the ceasefire. Meanwhile, last night, at the end of a day of standoff, Hamas released 17 hostages, including four Thais and four citizens with dual passports, one Israeli and one German. At the same time, 39 Palestinian prisoners were released by Israel.
Hospital, 12 of the hostages do not require urgent treatment
The director of the Safra Children’s Hospital at the Sheba Meidcal Center announced today that the condition of 12 out of 13 hostages released by Hamas yesterday, that is, those who stayed overnight at the health facility, does not require urgent treatment. Haaretz reports it. “The horrors of captivity are clear to them, but none require urgent and immediate medical intervention,” said Professor Itai Pesach. The thirteenth person released yesterday is 21-year-old Maya Regev, who was kidnapped from the Supernova music festival while her brother Itai was still held hostage. She was instead taken to the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba for immediate medical treatment and is currently in a stable condition, we read in the Times of Israel.
Read the full article on ANSA.it