The hopes for the release of the hostages held by the Hamas and a four-day ceasefire from today Thursday at Gaza Strip were refuted. The head of Israel’s National Security Council and the US announced that “no truce, no release of hostages is going to happen at least before Friday”.
It is recalled that Israel and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to a ceasefire in Gaza for at least four days to allow humanitarian aid to enter and to release at least 50 hostages held by militants in the enclave in exchange for at least 150 Palestinians imprisoned in Israel.
Although initially it had been said that the truce would start from this Thursdaythis was not confirmed.
“Negotiations for the release of the hostages are continuing,” he said the Israeli Minister of National Security, Tachi Hanegbi. “The release will start according to the original agreement between the two sides, and not before Friday,” he stressed.
THE White House Spokesperson Adrienne Watson; said details of the release are being worked out. “We are well on our way and we hope to have the application up and running on Friday morning,” Watson said.
According to what Israeli media claim, the postponement of the truce is because the signing of the final agreement by Hamas and Qatar has been delayedwho had a key mediator role.
Another reason, presented in the Israeli media, is that Israel had not yet received the names of the hostages to be released from Hamas. According to a senior Israeli official, under the plan Hamas will release 30 children, 8 mothers and 12 more women.
It is noted that in Israel there were also reactions to the four-day truce agreementwith a portion claiming that thus giving Hamas critical time to rearm.
Meanwhile, Israel’s air force and artillery continue to strike the Gaza Strip. Attacks that killed dozens occurred in the southern city of Khan Younis but also in several other areas of the Palestinian enclave, including the Jabalia and Nuseirat camps.
Source: News Beast
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