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Relatives of an Israeli Hamas hostage, Havidan Or, demand his release in front of the Kirya, the headquarters of the military command in Tel Aviv, on November 21, 2023. ADRIENNE SURPRENANT/MYOP POUR “LE MONDE”
After six long hours of debates inflamed by the far right, the Israeli government ended up ratifying, on Wednesday, November 22, a first ceasefire agreement with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, negotiated through the States. -United States, Qatar and Egypt. This four-day break could take place within twenty-four hours and allow the release of fifty women and children held hostage by the Islamist movement, in exchange for 150 Palestinian women and children, prisoners in Israel. The interruption of fighting is intended to be extended, in exchange for new liberations.
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Three supremacist and messianic ministers voted against the agreement, according to the Israeli press, and the three others ended up siding, not without having first shed harsh light on the fragility of the State, after the attack carried out by Hamas on October 7. They denounce the responsibility of the high military hierarchy in this debacle, such as that of the Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and the former generals from the opposition who joined his restricted war cabinet. All are accused of having allowed Hamas to prosper for two decades, and of fighting today with too much restraint.
The main officials of the security services, recognizing a moral debt to the families of some 240 Israeli and foreign hostages, recommended this interruption of the fighting, according to the press. « As there will now be a break of several days [le Hamas] will have the capacity (…) to identify and group together other women and children », underlines a senior American official, who anticipates the release of ” more than 50 “ people, including dual nationals.
“We will continue the war”
Hamas demands that Israeli drones leave the skies over Gaza, leaving it free to regroup but also to find the hostages with whom it has lost contact. He also calls for the delivery of humanitarian aid and the release of other Palestinian prisoners.
Concerned about seeing international pressure increase during this pause, Mr. Netanyahu clarified that the military campaign would resume shortly at an increased pace: “It is absurd to suggest that we will stop the war after the ceasefire to bring back the hostages, he said on Tuesday. I want to make it clear: we are at war and we will continue the war until we have achieved all of our objectives: eliminating Hamas, returning all hostages and missing persons, and ensuring that there will be no threat to Israel in Gaza. “, did he declare.
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