2023-11-26 15:46:21
The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahuhas no intention of stopping his war machinery in Gaza when the truce for the release of hostages agreed with Hamas. During his first visit to the Palestinian territory since the beginning of the conflict, he has ordered Israeli military personnel to continue the offensive, according to a video released by his cabinet. “We continue until the end; res will stop us”, he proclaimed defiantly. “We have three goals: eliminate Hamas, bring back all our abductees and ensure that Gaza does not become a threat to Israel again.”
Despite the defiant statements of the Israeli leader, the release of hostages continues. Citing Israeli military sources, the Israeli newspaper ‘Time’ announced this Sunday mid-afternoon that 17 hostages captured on October 7, 14 of Israeli nationality and three foreigners, had already been handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross to cross the border through the Rafah crossing. In Israel, many relatives of the kidnapped have gone to hospitals to receive their loved ones.
The ceasefire in Gaza, for now, is not being replicated elsewhere in occupied Palestinian occupied Palestine. When the truce began two days ago, many experts remembered that this ceasefire was only binding on the Gaza Strip. It did not apply to the occupied West Bank, where settlers and soldiers have been subjecting the population to daily murders, continuous dispossession and severe movement restrictions for almost two months. Therefore, thekilling of eight Palestinians in incursions and incidents in the occupied Palestinian territories during the last hours has not put at risk the fragile agreements between Hamas and Israel. The Israeli attack on a group of farmers in the Maghazi refugee campat the center of the Gaza Stripwhat it has caused the death of one of them. Although many Gazans have decided to take advantage of the halt in the bombing to return to their homes and resume olive cultivation, Israeli soldiers have not allowed them to do so.
While 13 families enjoy the reunion with their captive loved ones, the 200 remaining they continue to wait for their return after 51 days of captivity. The tension experienced on Saturday serves as a warning to keep expectations low. Until the last moment, Hamas he did not make it clear whether he would release the 13 Israelis and 4 foreigners he kidnapped on October 7. But finally after conscientious negotiation by the Qataris and threats to resume ground operations by Israel, the release took place with images ofgratitude and sympathy between captives and their captors. On this Sunday morning, doubts still hover over the possibility that a new group of Israelis will return home soon. After statements by the Red Cross fueling uncertainty, Egypt has confirmed that it has received a list of the 13 Israelis and 39 Palestinians who will be released this Sunday.
The Israeli Army considers that the delay in the release of the kidnapped this Saturday was due to the loss of Hamas control in the north of the Gaza Strip, which led to a lack of communication on compliance with the terms of the ceasefire agreement. The Palestinian militia alleged that Israel had not allowed theentry of humanitarian aid in the north of the enclave, and thus breached the pact for liberation. “The transfer of the abductees to the Gaza Strip is complex, they are trying to do it in a hidden way from the eyes of the army”, senior military officers have declared to Israeli media. They have also reported that their troops are taking advantage of the pause in the fighting to renew your strength and improve plans for the next stage of the fighting in Gaza. Israel has already made it very clear before the truce began and during its implementation that it is entirely temporary and that the bombs will fall again about the enclave.
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