2023-11-24 08:03:38
In the midst of strong uncertainty and after a postponement that increased the anguish of the hostages’ families, the truce between Israel and Hamas began this Friday and the release of the first 13 captives in the hands of the Palestinian Islamic group is expected.
A direct relative of a kidnapped Argentinian woman confessed to TN that she experienced hours of “horrible torture” while waiting for the operation to begin. For now, Israel has already received the list of the first kidnapped people who will be taken this Friday, at 11:00 Argentine time, heading to Egypt, through the Rafah border crossing, south of Gaza.
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The agreement, reached under the mediation of Qatar and Egypt, will allow a four-day truce and the release of some 50 Israeli and foreign hostages, including non-soldier children and women, in exchange for 150 Palestinian prisoners who have not committed “blood crimes.” .
Truce between Israel and Hamas goes into effect
November 24, 2023, 02:54 a.m.
The truce between Israel and Hamas came into effect at 7:18 in the morning after the activation of sirens in Israeli territory due to a possible rocket attack.
In any case, attacks in Gaza with light weapons continue.
According to Israeli forces, sirens sounded for possible rocket attacks in the midst of a truce with Hamas
November 24, 2023, 02:48 a.m.
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed the activation of sirens in Kisofim and El Ojo de los Tres to warn of possible rocket attacks just 15 minutes after the truce with the militia began.
What will the release of Israeli hostages be like?
November 24, 2023, 02:45 a.m.
According to the Israeli portal Ynet, after receiving the hostages, Israel will release 39 prisoners, all of them women and children.
Their release will be in their areas of residence, that is, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
What will the release of Hamas hostages be like?
November 24, 2023, 02:05 a.m.
According to Israel’s Ynet portal, those released will be transferred to one of the crossings with Egypt, Rafah or Nitsana. During the day it will be decided in which of the passages the release will be made.
The hostages will be handed over to representatives of the Red Cross and Red Crescent. Israeli forces will meet them at the crossing and it is hoped that they will be able to contact their relatives in Israel through a phone call.
How was the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas created?
November 24, 2023, 00:20 a.m.
Qatar, the United States and Egypt have been mediating for weeks between Israel and Hamas to achieve a truce in the Israeli offensive in exchange for the release of hostages.
Joe Biden had revealed that the negotiations had been going on for a long time. ”We have been working on it intensely for weeks (…) we are very close to being able to bring some of these hostages home“, the president announced last Tuesday.
Likewise, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) claimed not to have participated in these talks, but its president, Mirjana Spoljaric, met on Monday in Qatar with Haniyeh, leader of Hamas, to “advance humanitarian issues linked to the armed conflict in Israel and in Gaza.”
Where will the freed hostages be taken?
November 23, 2023, 11:22 p.m.
A man looks at photographs of hostages kidnapped by Hamas (Photo: Reuters)
According to the Ynet portal Israelthe freed hostages will be taken first to Egypt and from there to the Israeli base of Hatzor to undergo medical examinations.
Then, a first phone call with their families. They will then be transferred by car or helicopter, depending on the urgency, to five hospitals, including Soroka, in Be’er Sheva, where rooms will be prepared to accommodate relatives.
The operation will be repeated in the coming days.
How long will the truce between Israel and Hamas last?
November 23, 2023, 10:30 p.m.
The conflict between Hamas and Israel began on Saturday, October 7 (Photo: REUTERS).
The truce could be extended to a maximum of 10 days. In that period, Hamas could release up to 150 kidnapped people in exchange for 300 Palestiniansaccording to sources from the mediating countries.
The military wing of Hamas confirmed that the agreement contemplates the daily entry of 200 trucks with medical supplies to distribute throughout the Gaza Strip, as well as the daily distribution of four trucks with fuel.
Will there be Argentines included among the hostages released by Hamas?
November 23, 2023, 9:56 p.m.
The spokesman for the Qatari Foreign Ministry, Majed al Ansari, assured that 13 women and children will be released this Friday. During the four days that the truce will last, until Monday, a total of 50 Gaza hostages and 150 Palestinian prisoners will be releasedall of them women and adolescents.
The truce will come into effect at dawn this Friday, Argentine time, and at 11:00 the liberation operation will begin.
Among the nearly 240 hostages estimated to be held by Hamas and other Palestinian factions there are twenty Argentines. In the Foreign Ministry there is total secrecy regarding whether there are national citizens on the first list. But the families are confident that at least the children and their mothers can be released in the coming days.
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