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A four-day ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas began at 7 a. m. m. , followed by the release of thirteen women and girls as part of a truce mediated by Qatar.
The first of 50 hostages held in Gaza since Hamas’ brutal raid on Oct. 7 will be released in Egypt on Friday, nine hours after the start of the humanitarian pause in Gaza, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said.
Increased aid to the Palestinians will also begin to reach Gaza “as soon as possible,” Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari added. He did not say how many Palestinian prisoners would be released as well, but officials said three would be released as hostages.
“The first organization of civilians liberated from Gaza will take position around four o’clock in the afternoon on the same day. There will be thirteen of them, all the women, young people and hostages from the same families will be organized together in the same group,” he said. aggregate.
Sirens sounded in two Israeli villages just minutes after the truce went into effect, but there was no immediate confirmation of the rocket attacks.
Four-day ceasefire begins in Gaza
Displaced Palestinians return to their devastated homes
At least 50 hostages to be released from Gaza after four days of ceasefire
Israel Would Possibly Hold a Longer Day-Long Ceasefire for the Release of 10 Hostages
U. S. -Qatar-brokered deal follows ‘heartbreaking’ negotiations
The agreement to release Palestinian youths from Israeli jails has not yet been finalized
09:10, Andy Gregory
Israel will hand over 39 Palestinian prisoners on Friday, the Palestinian prisoners commissioner said.
Around 4 p. m. , around 4 p. m. , some 24 and 15 teenagers, all from the occupied West Bank or Jerusalem, will be handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross at the Israeli army prison in Ofer. local time, Fares told Reuters.
“Once the Red Cross receives the [Palestinian] prisoners, those from Jerusalem will go to Jerusalem and those from the West Bank will gather at the Betunia City Hall where their families will wait,” he said. Rates to Reuters.
08:52, Andy Gregorio
As millions of Americans gather for turkey and pumpkin pie, a circle of relatives in New York desperately misses their 19-year-old son, who is still being held hostage by Hamas.
“Today is Thanksgiving. As Americans, we have an empty seat at the table; you don’t need to live in my world,” his father Ruby Chen told The Independent.
His son Itay Chen was captured through the militant organization in the deadly Oct. 7 attack that killed 1,200 civilians in Israel. Earlier this week, a major diplomatic and humanitarian breakthrough was made, with 50 women and girls held hostage who are expected to be released via Hamas on Friday. tomorrow. Part of the agreement includes a four-day ceasefire to allow for the evacuation of hostages and a rare respite for Palestinian civilians who are barely surviving under Israel’s ferocious bombardment of the besieged Strip.
Teenager Itay, a member of the Israeli army stationed near Gaza, is not yet expected to be released.
Bel Trew and Mike Bedigan have the full report:
An empty seat at Thanksgiving. Families of Hamas hostages pray for their return
08:31, Andy Gregorio
A Palestinian journalist reports that Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinians in central Gaza, less than three hours after the start of the humanitarian pause.
Israeli forces open fire on Palestinians preparing to return to their homes east of Maghazi in central Gaza about two-and-a-half hours after the pause went into effect. I’m on the roof of our area and I listen to the Israelis. . Machine guns to the east
– Maha Hussaini (@MahaGaza) November 24, 2023
The Independent is additional information.
08h21, Andy Gregorio
Four fuel tankers and four cooking fuel tankers were transferred this morning to United Nations humanitarian teams in southern Gaza, at the Rafah crossing, the IDF said.
The aid was approved by Israel as part of the hostage pause and release framework overseen by the United States, Qatar and Egypt, the Israeli military said.
08:00, Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) warned thousands of displaced Palestinians opposed to returning to their homes in northern Gaza following the four-day ceasefire.
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have been forced to seek safe haven in southern Gaza due to Israel’s relentless bombardment of the northern Gaza Strip.
Arabic-language leaflets dropped Friday in southern Gaza said that “the war is not over yet” and that others were standing still.
“Returning to the North is forbidden and very dangerous,” the leaflets say. “Your fate and yours are in your hands. We’ve warned you.
07:30, Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Israel’s Justice Ministry has released a list of 300 prisoners under threat of release, mostly teenagers arrested in the past year for stone-throwing and other petty crimes.
A four-day ceasefire brokered by Qatar began at 7 a. m. It is expected to continue with the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas militants.
The first organization of thirteen women and girls detained by Hamas will be released on Friday afternoon, the Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman said.
During the four-day period, Hamas pledged to release at least 50 of the approximately 240 hostages, while Israel is expected to release 150 Palestinian prisoners.
The two sides will give priority to women and youth, the Qatari official said.
The agreement provides for the exchange of more hostage and prisoner teams in the coming days, although this would count on compliance with the ceasefire.
07:00, Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
The negotiations went off without a hitch, but in the end the perseverance paid off.
Six weeks ago, shortly after Hamas killed more than 1,200 Israelis and took many more hostage in a marvelous attack, the Qatari government quietly contacted the United States to talk about how to free prisoners through the militant group.
But the project required excessive sensitivity. It was so secretive that U. S. officials set up a communications cell phone to directly attack Hamas and kept those negotiations heavily monitored within the U. S. government. Only a handful of people were aware of the talks, according to a senior White House official.
For weeks, thanks to the cell, which allowed the small circle of negotiators to talk without further bureaucracy, U. S. and Israeli officials scrambled to hammer out a deal that would free dozens of hostages held by Hamas.
The White House sees this as the realistic way to end the bloody fighting that has ravaged the region for more than six weeks.
The United States has boosted Hamas, with Qatar and Egypt acting as key intermediaries.
More here.
How the Hostage Agreement Was Reached: Negotiations Failed, Perseverance Won
06:45, Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
The Israeli military sounded its sirens on Friday in two villages near the Gaza Strip, warning of possible rocket attacks from the Hamas-ruled area, just 15 minutes after a four-day truce went into effect.
There has been no confirmation of a rocket launch, which would be the first violation of the truce negotiated through Qatar.
Rocket alarms also sounded in two border villages two hours before the truce began, The Times of Israel reported.
06:44, Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
06:30, Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
The director of Gaza’s largest hospital and several other doctors were reportedly arrested by Israeli forces on Thursday.
Mohammad Abu Salmiya, the director of Al Shifa, was detained while evacuating patients to the south of the conflict-torn strip, AFP quoted his colleague as saying.
Israeli forces said the director was being questioned about evidence that Hamas militants were employing al-Shifa as an alleged command and center.
The army raided the hospital last week. ” Dr. Mohammad Abu Salmiya was detained along with several other high-level doctors,” said Khalid Abu Samra, head of the hospital’s department.
Another and two nurses were detained by Israeli forces, a Gaza Health Ministry official told AFP.
Hamas said it “strongly denounces” the arrest of Dr. Salmiya and his colleagues, and called on the International Committee of the Red Cross and organizations to press for their “immediate release. “
06:21, Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claim to have finished its “operational preparations” on the war lines of the pause.
Earlier in the day, IDF troops destroyed a number of underground tunnels and several tunnel shafts discovered in the area of Al-Shifa Hospital.
Throughout the day and night, IDF troops on land, air and sea continued to attack terrorist targets, operating in other spaces to locate suspicious structures and terrorists, IDF officials said on Friday.
Videos showed IDF tanks crossing the Gaza border into Israel on Friday morning, although it remains unclear to what extent Israeli forces will withdraw from their positions in Gaza for the duration of the ceasefire.
Bel Trew of Tel Aviv.
06:06, Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
06:00, Alexandre Butler
Amar Abu Jalalah was killed along with another member of Hamas’ naval forces, the Israeli military said in a statement.
It claims that Jalallah is “a senior member of Hamas’ naval forces and concerned about directing several terrorist attacks across the sea that were thwarted. “
05:30, Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
More than 100 Russian citizens were flown on a special plane from the conflict-torn country of Gaza, Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations said on Friday.
At least Russian nationals were brought from Gaza to Egypt in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of Russian evacuees to more than 750, the ministry said on Telegram.
He returned home on a chartered Ilyushin-76 plane, he added.
More than 650 people were flown to Russia, in addition to more than 300 children.
05:07, Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
A four-day ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas began on schedule at 7 a. m. , and the lull in fighting was followed by the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas militants.
Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said the two sides had exchanged lists of others who would be released, and that the first organization of thirteen women and girls held by Hamas would be released on Friday afternoon.
He did not specify how many Palestinian prisoners would be released, but officials said three would be released as hostages.
Increased aid to the Palestinians will begin arriving in Gaza “as soon as possible,” al-Ansari said.
The hope is that the “momentum” given by this agreement will lead to “an end to this violence,” he said Thursday.
05:01 , Alejandro Mayordomo
Gaza’s Ministry of Public Health said 27 Palestinians were killed in an attack on a U. N. -affiliated company for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza.
At least 27 other people were killed and 93 wounded in the attack, according to a Palestinian doctor, AFP reported.
04:30, Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
David Cameron will meet with Palestinian leaders to discuss how Britain can ease the crisis in Gaza following the announcement of a truce in the war between Israel and Hamas.
The foreign minister previously spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog, as he indicated that a four-day ceasefire would begin on Friday morning.
Lord Cameron will continue his stopover in the region on Friday to meet with Palestinian leaders to discuss how the UK can help respond to the crisis in Gaza.
“Tomorrow, in meetings with Palestinian leaders and humanitarian agencies, he will talk about how the UK’s efforts can help alleviate the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Gaza,” the Foreign Office said in a message on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“We are moving towards a long-term political solution to this crisis. “
04:01 , Alejandro Mayordomo
Hamas will unconditionally release 23 Thai hostages it is holding in Gaza, according to a report by the Al-Arathrough Al-Jadeed news site.
The release of the Thai hostages would be linked to the agreement reached between Israel and Hamas on the release of dozens of Israeli hostages held by militants, as well as Palestinians imprisoned through Israel, the media outlet claimed.
The announcement comes after Iranian-mediated talks between the Palestinian militant organization and the Thai government, he said.
03:45, Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Israeli forces intensified their “air, land and sea” movements through Gaza between Wednesday and Thursday afternoon ahead of the planned truce, the UN said.
“Many casualties have been reported,” the U. N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said.
About 200 patients and medical staff were waiting to be evacuated to the Indonesian hospital in northern Gaza, he said, adding that the hospital was surrounded by Israeli forces.
Three children, one of them in an incubator, died on Wednesday at the Kamal Odwan hospital in Jabalia, northern Gaza, due to a lack of electricity, the UN report added.
03:30, Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Thousands of people in Cuba, led by President Miguel Diaz-Canel, marched through Havana’s iconic prom in solidarity with the Palestinian people.
Wearing a black and white Palestinian keffiyeh, Diaz-Canel accompanied Prime Minister Manuel Marrero and Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Thursday.
Demonstrators marched 2 kilometers, past the U. S. embassy. The demonstration was joined by Palestinian medical academics who were in Cuba as part of a cooperation program.
“Today we are with the Palestinian people, all those who are feeling the pain of having lost a family member, a loved one because of this massacre,” Yanquiel Cardoso, a fitness professional who participated, told The Associated Press. Press.
“We call for a ceasefire. . . and possibly Palestine will be free. “
Many young people carried signs with the word “Free Palestine” with crude photographs of young people wounded by bombs or flags identifying Cubans and Palestinians.
03:05, Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
As millions of Americans gather for turkey and pumpkin pie, a circle of relatives in New York desperately misses their 19-year-old son, who is still being held hostage by Hamas.
“Today is Thanksgiving. As Americans, we have an empty seat at the table; in my world it’s not necessary,” his father Ruby Chen told The Independent.
His son Itay Chen was captured through the militant organization in the deadly Oct. 7 attack that killed 1,200 civilians in Israel.
Report via Bel Trew and Mike Bedigan.
An empty seat at Thanksgiving. Families of Hamas hostages pray for their return
03:01 , Alejandro Mayordomo
The head of the World Health Organization has joined the refrain of Arab leaders and Palestinian groups calling for the transitional truce agreed between Israel and Hamas to be turned into a permanent ceasefire.
In an article in
“Efforts to free the remaining hostages will have to continue, and I reiterate that those still in captivity will have to get all mandatory medical care,” he said.
“We continue to call for the release of all hostages. We also continue to call for a ceasefire so that civilians in Gaza can enjoy sustained, safe and superior reconstruction. “
We welcome the announcement of the agreement between Israel and Hamas for the 50 Israeli hostages. My mind is with the families, some of whom my colleagues at @OMS and I have met over the past few weeks. We also welcome the 4-day pause in fighting that will allow more aid to be delivered safely. . .
– Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) November 22, 2023
02:01 , Alejandro Mayordomo
Hamas seeks to “extort” Israel and have the hostages released without price, Israeli Economy Minister Nir Barkat told Sky News.
Asked about the Palestinian death toll, which Gaza’s Hamas-run Health Ministry said had exceeded 13,000, Barkat replied: “No, I’m sorry, I’m not willing to pay attention to that game theory. It’s not about games. ” In theory, it’s not about numbers.
“It’s very simple. We will pass in front of all Hamas. And we will do our best not to harm innocent people, but they are your refuge.
01:01, Alejandro Mayordomo
A four-day ceasefire in Gaza, starting Friday, will allow the release of 50 hostages, the delivery of desperately needed humanitarian aid and a brief respite from the relentless bombardment of the densely populated territory for more than two million civilians. .
But what happens when it’s over?
The short answer is that the war will continue, and may be even bloodier than before. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was just as forceful on Wednesday in a live speech about the hostage deal. “The war continues,” he said. We continue like this until we achieve a complete victory. “
What will happen when the ceasefire in Gaza ends?
00:01, Alejandro Mayordomo
Families of hostages and Palestinians trapped in besieged Gaza are eagerly awaiting the start of a long-awaited truce and exchange of captives, the first breakthrough in a bloody seven-week war, reports The Independent’s chief foreign correspondent, Bel Trew.
At least 50 women and girls captured by militants are expected to be released over a four-day period in exchange for an end to fighting and the release of 150 Palestinian women and girls imprisoned in Israel.
Hamas said cargo trucks carrying humanitarian aid would be allowed into Gaza (adding fuel).
Netanyahu vows Gaza will continue after ceasefire as hostages face worrisome wait
Thursday, 23 November 2023 23:00 , Alexander Butler
The level of death and destruction in Gaza is “unprecedented,” Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said, warning that while Friday’s truce is an important step toward peace, “no amount of aid will be enough,” said The Independent’s chief foreign correspondent, Bel Trew. commerce.
Dr. Majed Al-Ansari, a spokesman for Qatar’s Foreign Ministry, suggested to the foreign network to negotiate an unimpeded shipment of materials to the Gaza Strip, on the eve of the first transitional ceasefire, which Doha helped impose.
Under the terms of the deal, a four-day pause in fighting, Hamas militants will release 50 Israeli women and girls as hostages in exchange for the release of 150 Palestinian women and girls in Israeli jails.
“Dog carcasses in the streets of Gaza,” says Qatari official
Thursday, November 23, 2023 10:00 p. m. , Alexander Butler
President Joe Biden delivered pumpkin pies to firefighters on Thursday to celebrate the American holiday of Thanksgiving and expressed hope for the imminent hostage situation in the war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas.
Biden, who is vacationing with his circle of family on the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts, spent some of his time here talking to foreign leaders about the war.
He told reporters at the fire station that he would not give an update on the hostages until Friday, but said he was keeping his hands crossed that a 3-year-old American woman would be among the first to be released.
Thursday, November 23, 2023 9:10 p. m. , Alexander Butler
The mother of two Israeli girls abducted by Hamas said she was going through an “incredibly difficult time” after learning her daughters would not be released as part of Friday’s hostage exchange.
Mayaan Zin, a mother of two whose daughters Dafna, 15, and Ela, eight, were abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7, said she hoped they would return but was “relieved” by the other families.
“I have been informed that Dafna and Ela are on the list of thirteen hostages who will be released tomorrow. It is incredibly complicated for me; I long for them to return. I feel relieved for the other families and I look forward to the release of all the hostages,” he said in x.
I have been informed that Dafna and Ela are on the list of thirteen hostages who will be released tomorrow. It’s incredibly complicated for me; I long for them to come back. I am relieved for the other families and look forward to the release of all the hostages.
– Maayan Zin (@ZinMaayan1007) November 23, 2023
Thursday, 23 November 2023 20:10 , Alexander Butler
Thirteen Israeli hostages will be freed from Gaza on Friday at the start of a four-day truce that Qatar has described as a “catalyst for long-term peace” and a “light at the end of the tunnel”, The Indepfinishent leader said. foreign correspondent, Bel. Trew Reports.
Under the terms of the deal negotiated through Doha and Washington, Hamas militants will kidnap 50 women and girls in exchange for 150 Palestinian women and children from Israeli jails.
The agreement, reached after weeks of tense negotiations, also allows the pause in hostilities to be extended, provided that more hostages are released.
Ceasefire in Gaza: Thirteen Israeli hostages to be freed as four-day truce begins
Thursday, 23 November 2023 20:00 , Alexander Butler
Thursday, 23 November 2023 19:00 , Alexander Butler
Thursday, 23 November 2023 18:00 , Alexander Butler
Up to 50 hostages taken by Hamas could return to their families starting Friday as part of a prisoner exchange deal that, along with an initial four-day ceasefire, represents the biggest diplomatic and humanitarian breakthrough in a standoff that has escalated. claimed the lives of more than 15,000 people in Israel and Gaza over the last month and a half.
But for Jonathan Dekel-Chen, a history professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the wait for their long-awaited reunion will continue. Her 35-year-old son Sagui was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz during the violent attacks on October 7.
The prisoner swap, which will officially begin on Friday, is expected to involve women and girls freed from Gaza, followed by the staggered release of 150 Palestinian women and girls from Israeli prisons.
American Hostages Not Released in Hamas Prisoner Exchange
Thursday, 23 November 2023 17:00 , Alexander Butler
Watch Live: Israeli Children Protest Safe Return of Hamas Hostages
Thursday November 23, 2023 16:00, Alexander Butler
Hamas’ military-terrorist wing, the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, demonstrated that the four-day pause in fighting would begin at 7 a. m.
In a statement, he said all army movements through the al-Qassam Brigades and Israeli forces would end the four-day pause in fighting.
Thursday, 23 November 2023 15:05 , Alexander Butler
Up to 200 humanitarian trucks will deliver daily “medical and relief supplies” to “all areas of the Gaza Strip” after the four-day ceasefire, Hamas said.
The activist organization added that four other trucks will deliver fuel and cooking fuel each day during the truce to the enclave.
“For every Zionist prisoner, 3 Palestinian prisoners, including women and children, will be released,” he said in a statement.
“In four days, 50 Zionist prisoners, women and girls under the age of 19, will be released. “
Thursday, 23 November 2023 14:53, Bel Trew
Israel has released an initial list of the names of hostages expected to be released as part of a Qatar-brokered ceasefire.
“Israel confirms that an initial list of names has been received. Designated officials are checking the main points of the list and are in contact with the families,” the prime minister’s spokesman said.
It is expected that up to thirteen women and young people will be released at four in the afternoon. on Friday, after a four-day ceasefire began at 7 a. m.
Thursday, 23 November 2023 14:25 , Alexander Butler
The temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will begin at 7 a. m. , Qatar’s Foreign Ministry announced.
Speaking at a news conference in Doha, a ministry spokesman said the first hostage organization would be ruled out at 1 p. m.
Dr. Majed al Ansari said that the first organization will consist of another thirteen people and priority will be given to families. “The start of the pause will take place on Friday, November 24 at 7 a. m. and will last, as agreed, for four days,” he said.
“The first organization of liberated civilians from Gaza will take position around four in the afternoon. The same day. There will be thirteen, all women, young people and hostages from the same families will be brought together in the same batch.
Official spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs @majedalansari: The humanitarian pause in Gaza will begin at 7 a. m. Friday, November 24th#MOFAQatar
– Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Qatar (@MofaQatar_EN) November 23, 2023
Thursday, 23 November 2023 14:08 , Alexander Butler
Hezbollah fired more than 50 rockets at army posts in northern Israel after its senior fighters were killed.
The Lebanese militant organization sent waves of rockets across the border in one of its heaviest bombardments since the start of the standoff between Israel and Hamas last month.
In a series of statements, the Iran-backed organization said the salvos it fired at Israeli posts included Katyusha rockets aimed at a military base in Beit Zeitem.
Thursday, 23 November 2023 13:56 , Alexander Butler
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset in Jerusalem.
Netanyahu said Israel “hoped” to get the hostages out of Gaza, but warned that this was “not without challenges” and that it will first have to “eradicate” Hamas.
“We have to do it, we hope, in this first stage. And then we commit to getting everyone out. We will pursue our war aims, which is to eliminate Hamas, because Hamas has already promised that it will do so again and again. “he said.
Lord Cameron responded by saying that the UK stands with the Israeli people, but added that it was “important” to communicate about a humanitarian pause.
“I think this is an opportunity to get the hostages out and bring aid to Gaza. There is never an excuse for this kind of hostage-taking.
“All hostages will have to be released. I hope that all the culprits and this agreement can make that happen, to bring relief to those families, including, of course, British citizens who have been taken hostage,” he said.
Thursday, 23 November 2023 1:37 PM , Bel Trew
The director of Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital was arrested and interrogated through the ISA, the IDF said.
“The director of Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip was detained and transferred for interrogation through the ISA following evidence showing that Shifa Hospital, under his direct management, served as a Hamas command and center,” the Israeli military said. .
IDF spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari added: “Now the irrefutable fact of Hamas’ exploitation of Gaza’s hospitals is completely exposed to the world. I need to make it transparent that Israel is at war with Hamas. We are not at war with each other. “
Thursday, November 23, 2023 1:12 p. m. , Archie Mitchell
David Cameron is in Israel to meet with Israeli and Palestinian leaders and press for the release of British hostages in Gaza.
Three British hostages are believed to be held through Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
And as Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron meets with regional leaders, the prime minister’s spokesman said the release of the hostages was a “priority”.
The spokesperson said: “We will continue to press. It’s a precedent for us to work with regional partners. “
Thursday, 23 November 2023 11:46 AM , Tom Watling
A four-day ceasefire in Gaza, set to begin on Friday, will allow for the release of 50 hostages, the delivery of desperately needed humanitarian aid and a brief respite from the relentless bombardment of densely populated territory for more than two million civilians.
But what happens when it’s over?
The short answer is that the war will continue, and it may be even bloodier than before. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was just as blunt Wednesday in a live address about the hostage deal. “The war continues,” he said. We kept going until we got a complete victory. “
What will happen when the ceasefire in Gaza ends?
Thursday November 23, 2023 11:00, Tom Watling
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said Thursday that his country supports a humanitarian ceasefire between Israel and Hamas “in the very short term. “
“Our position on Palestine and the other Palestinians is clear. We are in favour of a Palestinian state. In the very short term, what is urgently needed is a humanitarian ceasefire,” Albares said in an interview with Spanish radio RNE.
The way of life of a Palestinian state “will be the best guarantee of peace in the Middle East”, ahead of Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s visit to Israel and the West Bank on Thursday.
He reaffirmed Spain’s readiness to a peace convention on the conflict.
Thursday November 23, 2023 10:29, Tom Watling
The head of Gaza’s Hamas-run Health Ministry said it had resumed its detailed count of casualties in the Israel-Hamas war and documented more than 13,000 deaths. The Ministry of Health stopped updating its figures on November 11 after the collapse of access and communication in Gaza. northern Gaza, where Israeli troops are battling Palestinian militants. The most recent count is based on updated figures from hospitals in the South and Nov. 11 figures from hospitals in the North. The actual death toll is likely higher. The Health Ministry says another 6,000 people are missing and could be buried under the rubble.
Thursday, 23 November 2023 09:45 , Namita Singh
Relatives of the Israeli hostages are concerned about the fragility of the deal, while others fear that they will all return home, writes Kim Sengupta:
Worried families are waiting to see if their loved ones are among the other 50 people freed in the Gaza hostage deal.
Thursday, 23 November 2023 09:30 , Namita Singh
The Gaza Strip is “the most dangerous place in the world for a child,” said the head of the U. N. children’s agency, UNICEF.
Executive Director Catherine Russell told the UN Security Council that more than 5,300 Palestinian children have reportedly been killed since October 7, when Palestinian Hamas militants attacked Israel, killing another 1,200 people and taking hostages. , most of them civilians.
Israel is retaliating against Hamas in Gaza, a territory of 2. 3 million people.
Thursday, November 23, 2023 09:15, Namita Singh
How Joe Biden and a “secret cell” of advisers achieved a ceasefire in Gaza
Thursday, 23 November 2023 09:00 , Namita Singh
Dozens of Israeli children held hostage by the Islamist movement Hamas in Gaza for more than six weeks face a difficult return when they return home as part of a prisoner transfer deal, doctors and child psychologists said.
At least 50 hostages, most of them children, are expected to be released as part of a deal that includes a four-day pause in fighting in Gaza and the return of about 150 Palestinian prisoners.
“They’ll show post-traumatic signs, which means some will be very agitated, very scared, others very angry,” said Dr. Harris. Daphna Dollberg, clinical and developmental psychologist at Tel Aviv University College. Aviv-Yaffo. Array
Thursday, 23 November 2023 08:45 , Namita Singh
Thursday, 23 November 2023 08:27, Namita Singh
Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron is visiting Israel following the announcement of a truce with Hamas.
The former prime minister arrived in Israel amid uncertainty over the start of the pause in fighting.
The four-day ceasefire agreement in Gaza appears to have run into a last-minute problem.
A senior Israeli official said the measure would not take effect until Friday, a day later than planned.
The deal will allow hostages to be sent through Hamas in Gaza, and Palestinian prisoners are expected to be held through Tel Aviv.
The pause in fighting also allows humanitarian aid to reach Gaza to ease the suffering of citizens who have been bombed and besieged in Israel as it confronts Hamas in reaction to the atrocities of October 7.
Thursday, 23 November 2023 08:18 , Namita Singh
Thursday, 23 November 2023 08:11 , Namita Singh
A deal offering a four-day ceasefire in Gaza and the release of dozens of Hamas hostages and Palestinians imprisoned across Israel appeared to have faced a last-minute challenge when a senior Israeli official said it would not take effect on Friday. . one day later than originally planned.
The diplomatic breakthrough promises some relief for more than 1. 7 million Palestinians who have fled their homes under Israeli bombardment for weeks, as well as families in Israel who worry about the fate of loved ones captured in the Hamas attack on Oct. 7 that ended the war.
Israel’s national security adviser, Tzachi Hanegbi, announced the delay on Wednesday afternoon, without giving any reason. Israeli media reported that some major points were still being resolved.
The Persian Gulf country Qatar, which has played a key role in mediating with Hamas, said on Thursday morning that a new date for the deal would take effect “in the coming hours. “It was originally scheduled to start at 10 a. m. de today. The U. S. and Egypt also helped negotiate the deal.
Thursday, 23 November 2023 07:02 , Namita Singh
Israel said its forces had carried out airstrikes against more than 300 Hamas targets over the past day. These claims may simply not be independently verifiable.
In Israel, sirens warning of rocket fire from Gaza sounded in communities near the border with the enclave, the military said. No injuries or injuries have been reported.
Thursday, November 23, 2023 07:02, Namita Singh
Israeli warplanes and artillery pounded the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis in at least two waves, killing another 15 people, Palestinian media reported. It comes amid efforts to negotiate a ceasefire agreement to secure the release of hostages and allow humanitarian aid to arrive.
Attacks were also reported in several other parts of Gaza, including the Jabalia and Nuseirat camps.
Thursday, 23 November 2023 06:25 , Namita Singh
An Egyptian security source said mediators had asked for the start time to be set at 10 a. m. today.
Speaking in the morning, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majid bin Mohammed Al Ansari said an announcement about the start of the truce could come in the coming hours. Qatar played a mediating role in the truce negotiations.
“Negotiations on the release of our hostages are progressing and continuing steadily,” Israeli national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi said in a statement released through the Prime Minister’s Office.
“The start of the release will be carried out in accordance with the initial agreement between the parties and not before Friday,” he said.
Thursday, November 23, 2023 05:40, Namita Singh
Maryland’s attorney general this week suspended a member of the state’s new commission to combat hate crimes after she posted on social media about Israel’s moves in Gaza.
Attorney General Anthony Brown said in a news release Tuesday that he has recently learned of private social media posts by Zainab Chaudry, director of Maryland bankruptcy at the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
The Maryland Commission on Hate Crime Response and Prevention will need to have a representative from CAIR and other advocacy organizations. It was created through state lawmakers in the 2023 legislative consultation and began its assembly last month. Brown has the strength to appoint its members to chair the commission.
Report:
Maryland Hate Crimes Commission Member Suspended Over Anti-Israel Social Media Posts
Thursday, 23 November 2023 05:26, Namita Singh
International aid teams say they are in a position to deliver thousands of truckloads of food, water and other materials to besieged Gaza if a temporary ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas is established, as expected on Thursday.
Some praised a first step, but many said Wednesday that a four-day truce is not enough to satisfy dire wishes after seven weeks of fighting that has displaced thousands of Palestinians now living in depressing conditions.
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Humanitarians need more aid for Gaza and the hostages as part of the truce between Israel and Hamas. And more time.
Thursday, 23 November 2023 04:57, Namita Singh
A four-day ceasefire in Gaza, set to begin on Friday, will allow for the release of 50 hostages, the delivery of desperately needed humanitarian aid and a brief respite from the relentless bombardment of densely populated territory for more than two million civilians.
But what happens when it’s over?
The short answer is that the war will continue and may be even bloodier than before. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put it bluntly Wednesday in a live speech about the hostage deal. “The war continues,” he said. “We continued until we achieved total victory. “
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What will happen when the ceasefire in Gaza ends?
Thursday, 23 November 2023 04:56 , Namita Singh
Plestia Alaqad, a Palestinian journalist whose dispatches from Gaza give a rare glimpse of the war to millions of social media fans around the world, fled Gaza amid Israel’s ongoing bombardment and siege of the army.
“I traveled and it was literally one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever made,” she wrote in the caption of an Instagram video on Wednesday. “I hope this nightmare will end and I will soon return to Gaza. “
She made the decision to leave to protect her family, fearing that her journalistic work and her role as a journalist would endanger her family’s lives, she said.
My colleague Alex Woodward has more:
Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad flees Gaza: ‘I hope this nightmare ends’
Thursday, November 23, 2023 04:55, Namita Singh
The release of hostages under a temporary truce between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants will be finalized by Friday, the national security adviser to Israel and the United States said, accelerating relatives’ hopes that some would be freed on Thursday.
Israel and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to a ceasefire in Gaza for at least four days, to allow the entry of humanitarian aid and release at least 50 hostages held by militants in the enclave in exchange for at least 150 Palestinians imprisoned in Israel.
The time for the start of the truce and the release of hostages captured by Hamas in its October 7 attack on Israel has not yet been officially announced. An Egyptian security source said mediators had asked for negotiations to begin at 10 a. m. on Thursday.
White House press secretary Adrienne Watson said the main final logistical points of the release were being worked out. “This is underway and we expect implementation to begin Friday morning,” Watson said.
Thursday, 23 November 2023 04:23 , Namita Singh
The mastermind of the Hamas attack on Israel, which unleashed the worst bloodshed between Israelis and Palestinians in generations, is a secretive and feared figure on either side of the war.
Since Hamas fighters carried out the deadliest attack on Israel in decades, Israelis have vowed to put pressure on the Palestinian militant organization and its enigmatic leader in Gaza.
Report:
Mysterious Hamas leader in Gaza heads Israeli target after last month’s fatal attack
Thursday, 23 November 2023 04:22 , Namita Singh
“It’s a relief that steps are being taken to bring back those who are being held captive,” writes our Global Affairs editor, Kim Sengupta. But some family members worry about the fragility of the agreement, while others worry that not everyone will return home.
Worried families are waiting to see if their loved ones are among the other 50 people freed in the Gaza hostage deal.
Thursday, 23 November 2023 04:22 , Namita Singh
Israeli army officers showed an organization of foreign journalists a small apartment they discovered in a tunnel of Al Shifa hospital, saying the area had been used by Hamas militants.
Israel reveals what it claims is a main hideout of Hamas militants beneath Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital
Thursday, November 23, 2023 04:08, Namita Singh
The negotiations went off without a hitch, but in the end the perseverance paid off.
Six weeks ago, shortly after Hamas killed more than 1,200 Israelis and took many more hostage in a marvelous attack, the Qatari government quietly contacted the United States to talk about how to free prisoners through the militant group.
But the project required excessive sensitivity. It was so secretive that U. S. officials set up a communications cell phone to directly attack Hamas and kept those negotiations heavily monitored within the U. S. government. Only a handful of people were aware of the talks, according to a senior White House official.
For weeks, thanks to the cell, which allowed the small circle of negotiators to talk without further bureaucracy, U. S. and Israeli officials scrambled to hammer out a deal that would free dozens of hostages held by Hamas.
Report:
How the Hostage Deal Was Reached: Negotiations Failed, but Perseverance Prevailed in the End
Thursday, 23 November 2023 04:04 , Namita Singh
Families of hostages and Palestinians trapped in besieged Gaza are eagerly awaiting the start of a long-awaited truce and the exchange of captives, the first step in a bloody seven-week war.
At least 50 women and youth captured by militants are expected to be freed over a four-day period in exchange for an end to fighting and the release of 150 Palestinian women and youth imprisoned in Israel.
Hamas said cargo trucks carrying humanitarian aid would be allowed into Gaza with added fuel. Israeli diplomatic resources told The Independent that the ceasefire could be extended by one day for every dozen hostages released. In return, more Palestinians will be released.
Our lead correspondent, Bel Trew, reports:
Netanyahu vows Gaza will continue after ceasefire as hostages face worrisome wait
Thursday, 23 November 2023 03:57 , Namita Singh
Hussein told The Independent that Seldowitz’s insults to his Islamic religion and threats to his family in Egypt were not provoked at all.
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