The president of USA, Donald Trumpsaid that ten of the hostages retained by the Hamas terrorist group in the Gaza Strip They will be released “very soon.” At the moment, he did not provide more details about the progress of the negotiations between Israel and the organization.
The president gave a speech after a dinner held at the White House with members and representatives of the Republican party. There he reviewed the most relevant issues of international policy since his arrival at the government six months ago.
“And in Gaza, we recover most of the hostages. Very soon we will have another ten. We hope to end this quickly”he said there.
Donald Trump said that ten Israeli hostages will be released “very soon”
Subsequently, he highlighted the work of the US special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoffabout the release of hostages: “And Steve Whitkoff has been fantastic. He has done a great job. He is a very good person, a good negotiator.”.
This aforementioned delivery of prisoners It is part of the negotiation of a fire high between Israel and the authorities of the Gaza Stripcontrolled by Hamas, which has been setting several weeks without yet being completed.
For his part, Hamas threatened Friday with Do not guarantee release if the Israeli authorities do not yield. Some pitfalls of indirect negotiations are the withdrawal of the Israeli forces of the strip and the guarantee of a permanent fire brake, according to a statement.
The EU expects greater humanitarian aid in Gaza
For its part, the European Union (EU) on Friday to observe “positive signals” In humanitarian access to Loop After remembering with Israel an increase in the aid and food that enters the strip. Although he warned that the current flow “is insufficient” and expects additional measures.
This was indicated at a press conference by his exterior spokesman, Anounifrom Brussels, who said: “We see more trucks and supplies that arrive in Gaza. We see that more entry points open and also that UNICEF is repairing the electricity lines and water pipes.”
“Is it enough? Obviously not. We need more, and we need Israel to also take more concrete measures to improve the humanitarian situation on the ground”pointed out the diplomat.
Source: Ambito
