At Gauze the world’s eyes are focused as today, Friday (24/11), the four-day event begins cease fire which was agreed to in both the northern and southern parts of the strip in exchange for the release of hostages. This agreement is the result of long negotiations between Israel and Hamas mediated by Qatar.
A few hours after start of the ceasefire which starts at 7:00 a.m. is expected and in particular at 4:00 p.m. the release of the first 13 Israeli hostages of Hamas is expected to take place in exchange for the release of an unspecified number of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.
Alongside, this afternoon humanitarian aid trucks are expected to enter Gaza through the Rafah crossing.
“We will continue until we achieve all our goals,” Netanyahu says
As the representative of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), Daniel Hagari, has stated in his statements, the relatives of the 13 hostages who will be released have already been informed and are waiting for their relatives to return.
“These will be complicated days, nothing is final until it actually happenshe pointed out, referring to the four-day ceasefire.
Hagari also made it clear referring to his country’s army that it will continue to fight in the Gaza Strip while underlining that during the ceasefire, Israeli forces will be stationed on the cease-fire line inside the Gaza Strip. “The control of northern Gaza is the first step in a long war. We are preparing for the next stage,” he explained.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, for his part, has vowed to continue the war after the truce ends to destroy Hamas’ military capabilities, end its 16-year rule in Gaza, and return all 240 prisoners held in Gaza by Hamas and other groups. “We will continue until we achieve all our goals,” Netanyahu said.
Source: News Beast
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