2023-11-30 06:52:50
The ceasefire in the Gaza war between Israel and the Islamist Hamas is being extended. The Israeli military announced this on Thursday morning shortly before the deadline. Israel then received a list with the names of other hostages kidnapped in the Gaza Strip who might be released on Thursday. An attack in Jerusalem left one dead and eight injured.
Several suspected Palestinian attackers opened fire on people at a bus stop in Jerusalem on Thursday. The Israeli rescue service Magen David Adom said a young woman was killed. At least eight other people were injured, five of them seriously. At least two attackers were shot, the Zaka rescue service said. According to the information, the incident occurred at the entrance to the city.
The news of an extension of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip had previously caused a sigh of relief. This might allow more hostages kidnapped into the Gaza Strip to be released and more humanitarian aid to reach the sealed-off coastal area on the Mediterranean. “In view of the efforts of the mediators to continue the hostage rescue process and subject to the terms of the agreement, the operational pause will continue,” the Israeli army said on Telegram. The terrorist organization Hamas said early on Thursday that it had agreed on a seventh day. Accordingly, the ceasefire will initially only be extended for this Thursday. This was also confirmed by the spokesman for the Qatari Foreign Ministry, Majed Al-Ansari.
The ceasefire has been in effect since last Friday at 6:00 a.m. CET. Since then, around 100 hostages kidnapped to the Gaza Strip have been exchanged for Palestinian prisoners from Israeli prisons. The break in fighting agreed between Israel and Hamas was recently extended by two days. According to the original agreement, the break should be able to be extended to a maximum of ten days.
A list of women and children had been handed over in accordance with the agreement, so the ceasefire would continue, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said early on Thursday. The negotiators had negotiated until the last minute. The war cabinet had unanimously decided the evening before that fighting would resume immediately unless a list was presented by 7 a.m. Thursday, as agreed, the Israeli prime minister’s office said.
The terrorist organization released another 16 hostages on Wednesday. As in previous days, there were ten Israelis, the Israeli army announced on Wednesday. In return, Israel released another group of 30 Palestinians from Israeli prisons, as the Israeli prison authorities announced on Thursday night.
The Gaza War was triggered by the worst massacre in Israel’s history, which terrorists from the Gaza Strip committed in Israel near the border on October 7th. More than 1,200 people were killed. Around 240 hostages were taken to Gaza, including several Germans. Israel responded with massive airstrikes and a blockade of the Gaza Strip. In late October his forces began a ground offensive. According to Hamas, almost 15,000 people were killed and more than 36,000 injured. The numbers cannot currently be independently verified.
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