The Government of Israel accepts the agreement with Hamas for the release of hostages and a truce in Gaza

The government of Israel this Tuesday accepted the agreement with the Islamic group Hamas for the release of 50 kidnapped on the Strip Linkin exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners and a four-day truce.

Hours before the announcement, Hamas I had already predicted that.”the ball” it was “in the field of Israel” after the group reported its position on the agreement to the mediators of Qatar It is Egypt.

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All members of the Prime Minister’s Executive Benjamin Netanyahu voted in favor of the exchange and truce, except for the three ministers of the Jewish Power Party (Otzma Yehudit), far right and Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben Gvir.

In the absence of knowledge of the terms of the agreement, which Qatar is expected to announce in the coming hours, information released to the Israeli media indicates that the pact includes the release of a minimum of 50 hostages, mostly children and their mothers, with the possibility for the number to increase to 80, in addition to a ceasefire of at least four days, which could be extended for a few more days.

Hamas will take the hostages to Egypt through the crossing Rafa in daily groups of around ten and, from there, they will be transferred to Israel.

For your part, Israel to release around 150 Palestinian prisonersalso mainly women and minors who have not been convicted of blood crimes.

Furthermore, the Army undertakes not to fly over the Gaza strip for six hours a day while the truce is in effect to allow Hamas to locate hostages held by other armed groups, such as Islamic Jihad.

According to some estimates, Hamas holds between 210 and 240 hostages, while the Palestinian Islamic Jihad keeps energy down to around 30.

The agreement would also include, according to the Hebrew press, the entry into the Strip, including the northern part, of 100 to 300 trucks with food and medical aid, as well as fuel.

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Likewise, according to Israeli public television, the temporary cessation of hostilities will begin on Thursday to allow 24 hours to present possible appeals to the government’s decision before the Supreme Court.

No soldiers or men will be released nor will the bodies of the deceased hostages be recovered. However, the media stated that they could exchange elderly people and hostages of foreign nationality.

Another point highlighted by the Israeli press is that Hamas must provide the names of the people who will be released one day in advance.

Netanyahu assured before the government meeting that the agreement includes that the Red Cross He will visit the kidnapped and offer medical help.

Before the Cabinet discussions, the Prime Minister assured that the acceptance of this agreement, which according to Hamas has been under discussion for a month, “It’s a difficult decision, but it’s the right decision.”.

However, Netanyahu warned that this truce does not mean the end of the offensive, which has already caused more than 14,000 deaths, of which more than 5,000 are children.

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“A lot of nonsense is being said out there like, after the pause to return our hostages, let’s stop the war. Well, let’s be clear: we are at war and we will continue the war. We will continue the war until we achieve all of our war goals: Eliminate Hamasreturn all our hostages and missing persons and ensure that there are no elements in Gaza that threaten Israel,” Netanyahu said before the meeting.

This pause comes after weeks of increasing pressure from the international community and major international organizations, such as the United Nationsto stop the incessant attacks, which have also displaced more than 1.5 million people.

Israel declared war on Hamas following the attack launched by the Islamic group against Israel in October 7thin which more than 1,200 people died and 240 were kidnapped and taken to Link.

Source: Elcomercio

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