Israel and that Islamic resistance movement (Hamas) They died this Wednesday Agreement on a “humanitarian pause” in the Gaza Strip, where Israeli bombings have killed more than 14,100 Palestinians, in a pact that includes the Hostage release in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
Hamas has stated that “after difficult and complex.” conversations For many days, the parties have reached a humanitarian ceasefire agreement that requires this Cessation of military actions by the Israeli armywhat will take time four days and that this was achieved through the “tireless efforts of Qatar and Egypt”.
Hamas hands over 50 hostages in exchange for 150 Palestinian prisoners
Local media point to this Thursday as the beginning of this first ceasefire in Israel’s offensive against Gaza, which has not stopped in the last month and a half. As agreed, Hamas will take hostages to the Rafah crossing, which communicates with Egypt. In principle they will be 50 hostages, mainly children and their mothers. They are divided into groups of ten people each and from there transferred to Israel.
In return, the Israeli government agrees to this Release of about 150 Palestinian prisoners, also mostly women and minors under 19 who have not been convicted of blood crimes. However, the number of hostages could rise to 80 and the ceasefire could be extended for another day.
During the ceasefire, Israeli authorities, who have pledged not to arrest or attack anyone in the Gaza Strip, will completely suspend flights over the southern part of the enclave and the northern area for six hours a day.
The pact also includes Arrival of a large number of convoys with humanitarian aid, Medical supplies and fuel “to all areas of the Gaza Strip without exception,” the militia said in a statement.
Israel wants to “bring all hostages home”
This agreement was made public after Israel’s emergency cabinet – formed after the Hamas offensive and consisting of 38 ministers – met in the early hours of this Wednesday after more than eight hours of a meeting temporary ceasefire, claims that he is “committed” to it “Bring all the abductees home”without this meaning the end of the conflict.
“The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) They will continue the war to bring back all the kidnapped people“To complete the elimination of Hamas and ensure that Gaza does not trigger renewed threats against Israel,” the prime minister’s office stressed in a statement.
Netanyahu warns: “We will not end the war after the ceasefire”
At the start of the Cabinet meeting, the Israeli Prime Minister said, Benjamin Netanyahu, explained that the agreement includes Red Cross visits to the hostages who are not released, as well as medication. Furthermore, he made it clear that this ceasefire does not mean the end of the Israeli offensive in the enclave.
“We will not end the war after the ceasefire (…) It is nonsense to claim that we would end the war after the armistice in order to return the hostages. I want to make it clear: We are at war and we will continue the war “until we achieve all our objectives: eliminate Hamas, return all hostages and missing persons and guarantee that there is no threat to Israel in Gaza,” he said.
Since Hamas launched its offensive against Israel on October 7, killing nearly 1,200 people and hundreds of hostages, the conflict in the Gaza Strip has almost come to an end 14,100 Palestinians dead.