The Israeli Government reached an agreement for the release of hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and after six weeks of conflict on the border between both countries.
The release of dozens of hostages agreed between Israel and the Palestinian movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip It was delayed and will come into force this Friday due to various last-minute obstacles, according to authorities.
The pact was set for this Thursday, according to an official close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu due to “last minute” details about which hostages would be released and how.
“Qatar, in coordination with Egypt and the United States, should announce today, in the next few hours“, sources told the AFP news agency.
The announcement of understanding between both governments will mean relief for the more than 1.5 million Palestinians who fled their homes in search of refuge due to the counteroffensive promoted by the Government of Israel, after the attack initiated by the Palestinian movement Hamas.
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How the release of Hamas hostages is agreed
The Hamas group confirmed that it will release 50 of the hostages it took the day the attacks began. A leader of the political arm of the Palestinian group, Musa Abu Marzukhe told the Qatari news network Al Jazeera that the majority of the hostages to be released are foreigners. In total, there are 240 captured, 20 are Argentine.
At first, Israel announced that the release of hostages would begin tomorrow and that The truce would be extended one more day for every 10 citizens held additional ones released by Hamas. However, hours later, the head of the Israeli National Security Council, Tzachi HanegbiHe reported that no citizen captured by Hamas will be released before Friday.
“The negotiations for the release of our hostages do not stop,” he said. Hanegbi in a statement and added that “releases will begin according to the original agreement between the parties and not before Friday”.
Source: Ambito
