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Two American hostages held by Hamas were released on Friday and arrived in Israel. The United States welcomed the release and called on the Palestinian Islamist group to release other nationals it is detaining. Follow live developments in the situation in the Middle East.
Published on: 10/21/2023 – 07:13
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United States President Joe Biden on October 18, 2023, in Tel Aviv. © Evelyn Hockstein / Reuters The United States on Friday welcomed the release of two American hostages held by Hamas, and called on the Palestinian Islamist group to release the other nationals it is holding.
The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas attacked Israel in order, among other things, to undermine talks aimed at normalizing relations between the Jewish state and Saudi Arabia, US President Joe Biden said.
More than a thousand people demonstrated Friday in Montevideo, capital of Uruguay, in solidarity with the Palestinian people, as Israel continues its bombing of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip in response to unprecedented attacks carried out by the Palestinian Islamist movement on October 7.
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The essentials of the day before :
Demonstrations took place Friday in several Arab countries in support of the Palestinian cause, on the thirteenth day of a deadly war between Israel and Hamas. US President Joe Biden estimated that after road repairs, “the first 20 trucks” of humanitarian aid would enter Gaza “in the next 24 to 48 hours”. Two American hostages held by Hamas have been released and arrived in Israel.
According to information from France 24 collected from a European military source, the explosion which struck the Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza was due to a botched shot launched from the enclave.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated that the death toll of French victims in the Hamas attack on Israel rose to 30 dead. Seven French people are still missing.
Israel announced on Friday the evacuation of Kyriat Shmona, a town of 25,000 inhabitants located near Lebanon and under high tension after days of clashes with Hezbollah fighters along the border.
The Gaza Health Ministry said 4,137 people have been killed in Gaza and more than 13,000 injured since the war began on October 7.
More than 1,400 people were killed in Israel, mostly civilians, during Hamas’ deadly incursion on October 7. Around 200 others were kidnapped. The Israeli military said it had notified the families of 203 captives.
With AFP, Reuters and AP
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