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Hamas and Qatar announce extension of the truce in much-needed respite for individuals in Gaza braving weeks of Israeli bombardment.
Qatar and Hamas have introduced that the truce between Israel and the Palestinian group will likely be prolonged for an extra two days, a much-needed respite from the incessant Israeli bombardment. Here’s what we all know in regards to the truce extension:
How did the preliminary truce unfold?
- A four-day Israel-Hamas truce mediated by Qatar was anticipated to finish on Monday morning.
- Moreover a four-day pause in preventing, either side agreed to launch prisoners and captives. Hamas was to launch 50 ladies and kids held captive in Gaza whereas Israel agreed to launch 150 ladies and kids from Israeli prisons. Hamas took 240 captives after its lethal assault inside Israel on October 7 whereas about 10,000 Palestinians languish in Israeli prisons, most of them with none fees.
- Moreover, the deal would permit a rise within the circulation of humanitarian assist into Gaza, which has been underneath a complete lockdown since early October.
- For the reason that truce got here into impact on Friday, Israel has launched 150 prisoners in three batches.
- Hamas has launched 69 ladies and kids since then, together with 51 Israelis and 18 overseas nationals.
- The deal allowed for the extension by at some point for every additional batch of 10 captives Hamas releases.
What have Qatar, Hamas and Israel stated in regards to the extension?
- Hours earlier than the preliminary truce was set to run out on Monday, Qatar and Hamas stated that the settlement can be prolonged for 2 days.
- “The State of Qatar declares that, as a part of the continuing mediation, an settlement has been reached to increase the humanitarian truce for an extra two days within the Gaza Strip,” Qatari Ministry of Overseas Affairs spokesman Majed al-Ansari stated on X, previously Twitter, on Monday.
The State of Qatar declares, as a part of the continuing mediation, an settlement has been reached to increase the humanitarian pause for an extra two days within the Gaza Strip.
— د. ماجد محمد الأنصاري Dr. Majed Al Ansari (@majedalansari) November 27, 2023
- “We have now now agreed to launch extra hostages and prolong the settlement for 2 days. That is excellent news for our individuals, particularly the individuals of Gaza,” Hamas official Ghazi Hamad instructed Al Jazeera. “I hope we are able to prolong it till we attain the top of this conflict. We wish to finish the conflict.”
- “We hope the occupation (Israel) abides (by the settlement) within the subsequent two days as a result of we’re searching for a brand new settlement, in addition to ladies and kids, whereby different classes that we’ve got that we are able to swap,” Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya instructed Al Jazeera on Monday.
- The Israeli authorities is but to formally affirm the truce extension.
Which prisoners and captives will be launched underneath the prolonged deal?
- Regardless of Israel not explicitly confirming the truce, the workplace of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu introduced on X, previously Twitter, that fifty extra Palestinian ladies are eligible for launch from Israeli prisons.
- That is an addition to the checklist of 300 prisoners slated for launch that was revealed earlier than the truce by Israel.
- The Israeli Military Radio introduced that Hamas launched a brand new checklist of captives that will likely be freed. That is the primary checklist that comes on account of the extension of the pause.
- Axios, a US-based information website, reported that the checklist comprises 10 names.
Have there been different reactions to the truce extension?
- The extension comes within the mild of negotiations between Qatar, america and Egypt to delay the truce.
- The White Home welcomed the extension of the pause, including that it hoped Individuals can be among the many captives to be launched within the subsequent section of exchanges.
- United Nations chief Antonio Guterres referred to as the extension a “glimpse of hope and humanity” but in addition stated that two days will not be sufficient time to satisfy the help wants of Palestinians within the Gaza Strip.
