Israel approved the truce agreement in Gaza and would begin the release of hostages on Sunday

Israel approved the truce agreement in Gaza and would begin the release of hostages on Sunday

Hamas announced that three women will be the first hostages released next Sunday. Humanitarian aid will enter the Gaza Strip.

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After the approval of the Security Cabinet of Israel, the full Cabinet of the Government of that country – made up of 30 ministers and headed by Benjamin Netanyahu – defined the truce with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

The agreement, which came after international mediation (with the leading role of Qatar, United States and Egypt)begins the path to the end of 15 months of war and foresees in a first phase of six weeks free 33 hostages in Gazain exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. The definitive end of the war will be negotiated during this first stage.

The first releases will take place on Sundayannounced the Israeli government. The families of the hostages have already been informed and preparations are being finalized to receive them. According to sources close to Hamas, the first group will be made up of three Israeli women. The youngest of the hostages is called Kfir Bibas and he is an Israeli baby of Argentine origin kidnapped with his brother who was then four years old.

The first stage also requires that 600 trucks of humanitarian aid enter the enclave every daya significant increase in the current trickle of aid deliveries criticized by the United Nations as insufficient to cover people’s basic needs. In LoopPalestinians can expect the fighting to stop and the Israeli army to withdraw eastwards, away from populated areas, allowing civilians to return to their shattered homes. About 90% of Gaza’s 2.3 million people have been displaced.

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Gaza: Israel attacked the region after the ceasefire agreement with Hamas and left at least 70 dead

Less than 24 hours after the agreed ceasefire agreement in Gaza, Israeli forces carried out airstrikes, leaving at least 70 deadin the vicinity of the area during the night of Thursday, according to residents and authorities of the enclave.

The complex ceasefire agreement emerged Wednesday after mediation by Qatar, Egypt and the United States to stop the war that devastated the coastal and raging territory of the Middle East. Its implementation is scheduled for Sunday and establishes an initial six-week ceasefire with the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip.

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