The bombardment of Gaza continued in the hours leading up to the announcement of the truce.
Qatar announced on Wednesday a four-day “humanitarian pause” in Gaza as part of a deal that includes the release of 50 Israeli women and young civilians held hostage by Hamas, in exchange for the release of an unspecified number of women and young people. Palestinians. in Israeli prisons. The Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs today announced a major breakthrough. “The State of Qatar announces the good fortune of its joint mediation efforts undertaken with the Arab Republic of Egypt and the United States of America between Israel and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), which have resulted in a humanitarian pause agreement” , said. Training
“The start time of the pause will be announced in the next 24 hours and will last for 4 days, subject to extension,” he also added.
The temporary truce comes after 46 days of relentless Israeli bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip, in which professional forces have killed at least 14,100 Palestinians, although the real figure is estimated to be much higher, totaling 5,840 children, according to Defense for Children International.
The Palestinian Health Ministry said their numbers had been exceeded due to Israeli movements on the communication towers and that other people had not yet been pulled from the rubble.
In addition to the hostages, the Qatar-brokered deal also calls for access for “more humanitarian convoys and humanitarian aid, adding fuel for humanitarian needs,” as the Gaza Strip suffers a terrible humanitarian disaster under Israel’s overall siege.
Under the agreement, Hamas would release 50 women and young civilians held hostage in Gaza, whom it had captured in the Oct. 7 operation, known as the “Al-Aqsa Flood. “Lately there are about 242 captives in Gaza.
However, the release of the hostages would only come in exchange for the release of a number of Palestinian women and girls held behind Israeli bars. The Qatari added that the total number “of those released will be higher during the next stages of the implementation of the agreement. “
There are at least 2,070 administrative detainees and 200 children imprisoned in Israeli jails, according to Addameer, the Ramallah-based Association for Human Rights and Prisoner Support.
Administrative detention refers to other persons arrested and held in Israeli jails without fee and without legal defence.
In an article on X, Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani thanked Egypt and the United States for their joint efforts to achieve a truce.
“We thank our partners who helped achieve the humanitarian pause agreement in Gaza, namely the United States and Egypt. We hope that it will identify a comprehensive and lasting agreement that will end the war and bloodshed, and lead to serious negotiations for a comprehensive and just peace process, in accordance with the resolutions of foreign legitimacy,” he said. he declared.
U. S. President Joe Biden also welcomed the deal in an article on X and thanked Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani of Qatar and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi “for their partnership. “
“From the first moments of Hamas’ brutal attack, my team and I have worked intensively with regional partners to do everything possible to secure the release of our fellow citizens. Today’s agreement will bring back more American hostages,” he said.
U. S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken also praised the agreement, calling it the result of “diplomacy without ties. “
“I can’t believe the ordeal that each of those other people has endured over the past few weeks, and I am grateful that they will soon be able to be reunited with their loved ones. Today’s final results are the result of tireless international relations and tireless efforts within the Department and the U. S. government as a whole,” Blinken said in a statement released through the State Department.
Qatar, which hosts a Hamas political office, has been at the forefront of negotiations over the release of captives since the escalation in Gaza began. Although no figures have been officially disclosed, Hamas has said that at least 150 Palestinian prisoners will be released.
In an interview with Sky News on October 25, Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Mohammed Al Khulaifi, said that Doha had received calls “from the first hour” from several countries asking for its collaboration in securing the release of its citizens.
In October, Qatar negotiated the release of four captives before negotiations were stalled by Israel’s relentless bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip.
Meanwhile, the bombardment of Gaza continued in the hours leading up to the announcement of the truce.
On Tuesday night, Israeli professional forces (IOF) killed at least 15 people, mostly women and children, during shelling of the town of Hamad, west of Khan Yunis, the Palestinian news agency (Wafa) reported.
The IOF has also carried out deadly incursions into the West Bank since the start of the war, the most recent of which took place on Tuesday in eastern Qalqilya. During the raid, the IOF killed a guy known as Amir Abdel Rahguy Majd, 30, who was a public dispatch driver. The West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem have witnessed a primary IOF detention crusade since the start of the war, with at least 3,000 Palestinians detained since last month.
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