As stated by the Israel National Security Council, no hostages would be freed before Friday. Additionally, a temporary truce that has been agreed upon will not begin until Friday.
The reasons for Gaza’s hold-up are unclear, and an Israeli official who is acquainted with the situation downplayed its gravity. The problem was narrowed down to “fairly minor implementation details” by them.
A judicial challenge to the Gaza hostage arrangement was denied by the Supreme Court of Israel. Furthermore, in revealing additional details from the accord, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Wednesday that the hostage deal does not involve the “release of murderers.”
There will be no hostage releases before Friday. Here are headlines you should know
More about the state of the hostage: The key negotiator for the Israel-Hamas hostage deal, the minister of state for foreign affairs from Qatar, stated that “intensive” work was required to negotiate the agreement. Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer told CNN that, as part of the agreement, drone flights over Gaza will be suspended for six hours every day by both the US and Israel. Furthermore, a source close to US officials informed CNN that the US has a working list of ten captives who they think will probably be freed from Gaza on day one.
Humanitarian crisis: The executive head of the United Nations Children’s Fund claims that the Gaza Strip is “the most dangerous place” in the world for children to grow up. Director of the Egyptian government’s press office, Ayman Walash, states that since Israel began attacking Gaza in response to the Hamas attack on October 7, 284 injured patients have been transported into Egypt. Additionally, Netanyahu stated that after some of the hostages are released, the Red Cross will be permitted to visit and provide medical assistance to the captives who are still in Gaza.
International perspective: National Security Council spokesman John Kirby stated on Wednesday that the Biden administration would be monitoring the execution of the agreement reached between Israel and Hamas. According to the Norwegian Refugee Council, assistance operations in Gaza must be expanded over a longer period of time than a four-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. This pause should eventually lead to a complete ceasefire.
Claims from the Israel Defence Forces: Further evidence of a tunnel complex beneath Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza has been discovered, according to the IDF. According to the IDF, special forces had found “rooms where Hamas terrorists can operate and stay for extended periods” as well as “dozens of metres of a tunnel system” that went under another hospital complex structure.
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