The truce between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip came into effect this morning and should lead to the release of 13 hostages in the afternoon, at the first signs of distension after seven weeks of war.
Qatarkey mediator with Egypt and USAreached an agreement last Wednesday for a four-day truce that can be extended and the exchange of 50 captive hostages in Loop by 150 Palestinian prisoners in Israel.
The entry into force of the pact was initially scheduled for Thursday, but was delayed to this Friday at 7 (2 in the morning in Argentina), he announced. Qatar. Around 4 p.m. this afternoon the release of 13 women and children held in Gaza.
At dawn, thousands of people who had fled to areas near the border towards Egypt They were preparing to return home, gathering their belongings in plastic bags and cardboard boxes, reported the AFP news agency.
“The war did not end”
In the sky, Israeli planes had bombing stoppedbut they issued warning letters: “The war is not over. Returning to the north is prohibited and very dangerous”.
In the south of Israel15 minutes after the start of the truce, the air raid sirens were activated in several towns near the border with LoopHe said Army without giving more details.
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What will happen during the four days of truce?
During the four days of truce, data will be collected on the remaining hostages, the possibility of release more captives and will work to extend the humanitarian pauseaccording to him Qatari Foreign Ministry. There is a total of almost 240 hostages held by Hamasamong them about twenty Argentines.
The minister of Defending Israeli, Yoav Galantassumed however that, after “a brief pause”war operations in the Gaza Strip they will continue “with intensity” during two more months at leastreported the Sputnik news agency.
A spokesperson for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Avichay Adraeewarned this Friday the displaced Gazans that “The war has not ended”are prohibited from returning to the north and must remain in a humanitarian zone in the south of the enclave, for their own safety, accompanying the warning issued from the planes.
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Gas and diesel trucks
For his part, the Egyptian government he announced that Loop will receive 130,000 liters of diesel and four trucks gas daily during the validity of the truce.
Israel had cut off the supply of basic provisions to the enclave that receives very limited amounts of humanitarian aid through the passage of Rafahon the border with Egypt.
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It is unknown at the moment whether the parties in conflict complied with the truce. A quarter of an hour after its entry into force, however, the Israeli army posted on Telegram that “(raid) sirens sounded in communities near the Gaza Strip”.
A spokesman for the crossing Rafahquoted by Al Jazeeraconfirmed in turn the entry of the first trucks with material and fuel for Loopout of a total of 230 that are expected this Friday.
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The new spiral of Palestinian-Israeli conflict was unleashed with the multiple attack perpetrated by Hamas in Israeli territory on October 7, which caused 1,200 deaths and the kidnapping of 240 people, among them around twenty Argentines. These victims were later added more than 14,800 dead and 36,000 injured in Gazaaccording to the latest official data.
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