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The negotiations between Israel and Hamas regarding a possible ceasefire and the exchange of hostages are producing a result.
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Update from November 22nd, 5:00 a.m.: According to the mediating Emirate of Qatar, Israel and the Islamist Hamas have agreed on a ceasefire lasting several days in the Gaza war. The start of the four-day break in fighting will be announced within the next 24 hours, the Foreign Ministry in Qatar said early on Wednesday morning (November 22). In addition, Hamas is to release 50 hostages and in return an as yet undetermined number of Palestinians are to be released from Israeli prisons.
Update from November 22nd, 3:50 a.m.: The Islamist Hamas has confirmed a ceasefire in the Gaza war and the release of 50 Israeli hostages in exchange for 150 Palestinian prisoners. After difficult negotiations mediated by Qatar and Egypt, an agreement was reached, Hamas announced on Telegram on Wednesday night.
According to both sides, the agreement includes a four-day ceasefire. According to Hamas, the 150 prisoners are women and prisoners under the age of 19. In addition, Israel is said to have agreed to allow “hundreds” of trucks carrying humanitarian goods to enter the entire Gaza Strip. During the ceasefire, Israel should also stop air traffic in the north of the coastal area for more than six hours a day. Official confirmation from Israel on the points of the agreement was initially pending.
Israeli government agrees to agreement
Demonstrators demanding the return of hostages protest in Tel Aviv. © Oded Balilty/dpa
“The government has approved the outlines of the first phase of an agreement that provides for the release of at least 50 abductees – women and children – over four days during which fighting will cease,” the statement said.
At the same time, the government assured that the Israeli army would “continue its war” following the agreed ceasefire in the Gaza Strip expired. “The Israeli government, the Israeli army and the security forces will continue the war to bring back all the abductees, wipe out Hamas and ensure that there is no further threat to the State of Israel from the Gaza Strip,” the statement continued.
Update from November 21st, 10:55 p.m.: Further details regarding the possible hostage agreement between Hamas and Israel have become known. Accordingly, the released hostages in the Gaza Strip will largely be children and minors, as the US broadcaster CNN reported, citing sources. In return for 50 hostages, Israel will announce a temporary ceasefire of four to five days, release 150-300 Palestinians and allow fuel and other goods into the Gaza Strip, Israeli broadcaster Keshet 12 reported. Accordingly, Hamas will release the hostages gradually – around twelve people every day.
Netanyahu promotes hostage deal in cabinet
Update from November 21st, 9:50 p.m.: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked his cabinet to approve an agreement on the release of hostages kidnapped by the radical Islamic group Hamas. It was “a difficult decision, but the right decision,” Netanyahu said on Tuesday evening at a cabinet meeting where the agreement was to be decided.
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The provisional agreement therefore provides for a five-day complete ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. An exception should apply to the north of the Palestinian territory, where attacks should only stop for six hours a day. In return, according to representatives of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, between 50 and 100 of the hostages held by Hamas will be released, including Israeli citizens and people of other nationalities, but not army members. In exchange, 300 Palestinians, including women and children, would be released from Israeli prisons.
“Decisive moments” in the hostage deal are approaching
Update from November 21st, 8 p.m.: Hamas is still waiting for Israel to decide on a possible agreement on a ceasefire and the exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners, according to a senior leader. “We are still waiting for the occupiers’ response with a view to agreeing on a humanitarian ceasefire,” said Hamas leader Khalil al-Haja on Tuesday evening in Beirut. During the negotiations, Hamas had already sent its response to the “brothers” in Egypt and Qatar, who were now making “significant efforts” to reach an agreement. There are now “decisive moments” ahead.
In the Gaza war, an agreement to exchange Hamas hostages for prisoners in Israel took more concrete form on Tuesday. According to Hamas, an agreement also calls for a five-day break in fighting and the entry of hundreds of trucks carrying aid supplies into the Gaza Strip. Israel still has to agree to the deal. Qatar and Egypt are acting as mediators because of their relations with the Islamist Palestinian organization.
“Very close”: Deal between Hamas and Israel is getting closer, according to Biden
Update from November 21st, 6:35 p.m.: US President Joe Biden expects hostages in the Gaza Strip to be released soon. Biden said on Tuesday in Washington that they were “very close” to an agreement. “So we might be bringing some of these hostages home very soon. But I don’t want to go into details.” However, Biden warned that nothing has been achieved until it is actually achieved. But at the moment things are looking “good”.
Update from November 21st, 5:17 p.m.: According to information from Israel, even more hostages might soon be released than previously speculated. That reports it Jerusalem Post. Government officials are scheduled to meet at 8 p.m. local time to discuss an agreement that would see the exchange of “up to 80 of the 239” hostages. The Haaretz reports that Hamas is apparently prepared to release up to ten hostages every day.
Hope for at least 53 hostages in the Gaza Strip
Update from November 21st, 4:26 p.m.: In exchange for the approximately 50 hostages, Israel is said to have agreed to allow up to 300 trucks carrying relief supplies into the Gaza Strip every day. The trucks are supposed to reach Gaza via Egypt. In addition, around 150 Palestinians currently imprisoned in Israel are to be released.
Update from November 21st, 4:10 p.m.: According to Israeli media, the negotiations in the Israel War have led to an initial success. A five-day ceasefire will be declared shortly, reports Jerusalem Post. In addition, 53 hostages who were kidnapped by Hamas in the Gaza Strip are to be released. According to the report, these include 40 children and 13 women. There is currently no official confirmation of the ceasefire lasting several days.
Ceasefire in the Gaza Strip is within reach – News from the Israel war
First report from November 21st: Tel Aviv – The government of Israel has announced that it will meet for a special session this Tuesday at 8 p.m. local time. The background is the ongoing war in Israel and the negotiations with Hamas.
The terrorist militia attacked Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip on October 7th. More than a thousand people died in the attack. About 240 people, including small children, were taken hostage by Hamas to Gaza.
Israel News: Progress in ceasefire negotiations
Shortly followingwards, Israel began a broad military operation in the Gaza Strip that has been running for more than seven weeks. Thousands of people, including many civilians, died in the fighting between the Israeli army and fighters from the terrorist group Hamas.
Now, for the first time, a ceasefire and the exchange of hostages in the war in Israel appear to be within reach. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced that Israel’s War Cabinet and Political Security Cabinet will also meet. According to the Israeli news portal Haaretz, Netanyahu said great progress was being made in the negotiations. He hopes there will be good news to announce soon.
Israel accepts Hamas conditions for a ceasefire
According to information from the US news channel CNN, Israel agreed not to use reconnaissance drones over the Gaza Strip during a ceasefire. According to the station’s anonymous source, this is a condition that was set by Hamas but has so far been rejected by Israel.
The first reports are also coming from Qatar that raise hopes of an imminent ceasefire in the Israel war. Negotiations between Hamas and Israel have reached a “critical phase,” a senior official told Al Jazeera. This was also confirmed to the portal by Ismail Haniyya, one of the five most important political leaders of the terrorist organization and former Prime Minister of the Palestinian Autonomous Territories.
Fighting continues during ceasefire negotiations
But weapons are not yet silent in the Israel war. Hamas continued firing rockets at Israel from the Gaza Strip. In the metropolis of Tel Aviv, among others, the air alarm sounded in the morning. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) responded by advancing further into the Gaza Strip. The first tank units are now said to have reached the center of Gaza City. (Talk to agency material)
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