2023-11-22 00:22:00
The Israeli Parliament approved in the early hours of Wednesday (22) a ceasefire agreement in Israel’s war against Hamas and paved the way for the release of some of the hostages kidnapped by the group’s terrorists. It is the first ceasefire approved by Israel since the start of the war.
On October 7, Hamas terrorists attacked Israel, killed 1,200 people and kidnapped a total of 240 others. Of the captured hostages, around 50 will begin to be released next Thursday, the Jerusalem Post website reported this Tuesday (21).
The information was released unofficially by Israeli ministers who participated in the War Cabinet meeting. They have been told that the first hostage release could take place as early as Thursday, Hebrew media reported on Tuesday.
According to some of the details of the agreement released, 32 children and 18 women will be released in exchange for a temporary four-day ceasefire and the release of around 150 to 300 Palestinian prisoners, as well as the entry of fuel and other goods. in Gaza.
The release is expected to occur in stages, with around 12 hostages released per day. The government confirmed these terms of the deal after the vote in Parliament, without providing details on other Israeli concessions.
Israel also agreed to allow additional fuel into Gaza as well as significant amounts of humanitarian aid, which has not entered the region due to the ongoing war.
Red Cross
Part of the agreement will allow the Red Cross to have access to the abductees who will remain hostage in Gaza, including the provision of medicine, as Netanyahu’s office said on Tuesday.
Channel 12 reported that Israel demanded that only Israeli citizens be released. The terrorist group Hamas said during the negotiations that it would not release any IDF soldiers.
The agreement provides for a complete pause in Israel Defense Forces operations on the ground in the Gaza Strip and the end of Israeli air operations over the territory, except in the north, where they would only stop for six hours a day, sources including an Israeli official said. . The war will resume as soon as this agreement is finalized.
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