2023-11-22 04:20:30
The Israeli government approved early Wednesday an agreement that provides for the release of 50 Hamas hostages in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners and a truce in the Gaza Strip, according to an official statement.
“The government approved the broad outlines of the first stage of an agreement according to which at least 50 kidnapped people (women and children) will be released for four days during which there will be a respite in the fighting,” the statement said. government sent to the AFP.
Around 240 people were kidnapped during the bloody attack launched by the Palestinian movement Hamas on October 7, which also killed 1,200 people, mostly civilians, according to Israeli authorities.
Israel responded with an offensive against the Gaza Strip, controlled by this Islamist group, which has killed more than 14,000 people, including thousands of children, according to the Hamas Ministry of Health.
Sources close to the negotiations had explained to AFP that the 50 hostages held by Hamas will be exchanged for 150 Palestinians imprisoned in Israel.
Once this pact expires, the Israeli government stated that it will continue with the war to “annihilate” the Palestinian movement.
“The Israeli government, the Israeli army and the security forces will continue the war to return all abducted people, eliminate Hamas and ensure that there is no threat to the State of Israel from Gaza,” he said in the statement.
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