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On the second day of the humanitarian truce which came into force after an agreement between the Jewish state and the Islamist movement, tension rose a notch due to a delay in the release of the hostages.
Published on 11/25/2023 8:38 p.m. Updated on 11/26/2023 12:33 a.m.
Reading time: 3 min Members of the Israeli security forces positioned next to an ambulance as medical personnel prepare for the arrival of Israeli hostages who were to be released by Hamas, on November 25, 2023, in the district from Tel Aviv. (JACK GUEZ / AFP)
On the 50th day of war, the truce that began on Friday between Israel and Hamas experienced significant upheavals on Saturday, November 25. After a first release of hostages on Friday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, the agreement which provides for the release of a total of 50 hostages held in the Gaza Strip in exchange for 150 Palestinians detained in Israeli prisons had a difficult day, more than ‘a month and a half after the bloody attacks of October 7. The second group of hostages finally arrived in Israel after being released shortly before midnight, the IDF announced. In the process, the Israeli authorities announced that a new group of Palestinian detainees had been released. Franceinfo summarizes what you need to remember from this day on the front of the war in the Middle East.
Releases of hostages and prisoners delayed
The four-day, renewable humanitarian truce, which came into force Friday morning after an agreement between Israel and Hamas, was put in difficulty on Saturday. The armed wing of the Islamist movement announced that it was delaying the handover of a new group of hostages to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) until Israel “respect the agreement”. The Ezzedine al-Qassam brigades notably demanded “the entry of humanitarian aid trucks into the north of the Gaza Strip” and respect for “selection criteria” for the release of Palestinian prisoners.
After a period of uncertainty, Hamas and Qatar finally announced in the middle of the evening that the releases would take place. Thirteen Israeli hostages and four Thais held in the Gaza Strip were released around midnight against 39 Palestinian prisoners, as confirmed by the two belligerents.
Humanitarian aid delivered to Gaza
New trucks loaded with aid entered the south of the Gaza Strip on Saturday, besieged since October 7 by the Israeli army, via the Rafah border crossing, according to AFP images. A total of 200 aid trucks entered on Friday, according to the Israeli Defense Ministry’s department responsible for civil affairs in Gaza. It’s about “largest humanitarian convoy” in seven weeks of war, underlined Ocha.
An Israeli army spokesperson says that “200 aid trucks are expected” once again on Saturday in the Gaza Strip. Trucks must notably transport “food”of “the water”, “medical equipment” et “personal hygiene products”explains a spokesperson on. Eight trucks, four fuel tankers and four cooking gas trucks, already entered the territory on Saturday morning, according to the IDF.
Gazans try to reach the northern Gaza Strip
According to the United Nations agency responsible for humanitarian coordination (Ocha), several thousand Gazans have tried since the start of the truce to return to the north of the Gaza Strip, despite warnings from the Israeli army, who had ordered at the start of the ground offensive all civilians to leave this sector, considered a combat zone.
The Israeli army opened fire and fired tear gas grenades on Friday against some of these displaced people, according to OCHA, which reported one dead and dozens injured. According to the Hamas-run Health Ministry, seven of these displaced people were injured by the Israeli army on Saturday.
Israeli ship attacked in Indian Ocean
A ship belonging to an Israeli businessman was lightly damaged Friday in a suspected Iranian attack in the Indian Ocean, a US military official said. This attack comes after threats from Yemeni Houthi rebels, supported by Iran, against Israeli ships and those belonging to Israel’s allies sailing in the Red Sea.
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