New Delhi:
Hostages will be freed today under an agreement reached amid war between Israel and Hamas. The attacks of the Israeli army on the Gaza Strip will stop soon. After the ceasefire, the first batch of hostages will be handed over to Israel in the evening. Qatar says fuel and humanitarian supplies to Gaza will be expedited today. After seven weeks of war, a 4-day ceasefire has been reached between Israel and Hamas.
Important information regarding the case:
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There is news of relief amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. According to Qatar’s Foreign Ministry, the ceasefire will begin at 10.30 am IST, while the first group of hostages will be released by Hamas around 7.30 pm IST, a few hours after the ceasefire.
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The “first group” of hostages will consist of 13 women and children from the same family. According to the agreement between Qatar and the US, it has been agreed to release 50 hostages within four days.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said it was in contact with the families of the hostages after receiving the “first list of names” to be released.
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Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majid Al Ansari said Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails would also be released on Friday, adding that the list of names had been approved without specifying how many.
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The agreement is the result of mediation between Qatar and the US and was officially announced earlier this week. It is being said that several levels of negotiations took place between the US and Israel to finalize this agreement. Netanyahu finally gave the green light to the ceasefire.
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Under the ceasefire, both ground and air attacks would cease. At the same time, the skies over the Gaza Strip will be cleared of drones for the release of hostages in a safe environment. Hamas has confirmed that the ceasefire under the agreement will begin at 10.30 am Indian time. It also aims to provide aid to Gaza’s 2.4 million residents suffering from food, water and fuel shortages. It said that a total of 50 hostages would be released.
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On October 7, the Israeli Defense Forces launched an offensive in Gaza after a Hamas attack killed 1,200 civilians. Hamas fighters infiltrated the Israeli border and took about 240 people hostage, most of them civilians.
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Since then, nearly 13,000 Gazans have been killed in Israeli bombardment, according to Palestinian health officials, about 40% of whom are children. However, he said it has become difficult to keep track of information now that health services have collapsed due to Israeli bombardment.
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International pressure is mounting on Israel to end the war amid the escalating conflict and the threat of its spread to the Middle East. Many Muslim countries are seen standing against Israel. However, no other country has jumped into this war yet. Meanwhile, America also said that any attack on Israel by any other country will not be tolerated.
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The Iran-backed Hezbollah group, which the United States considers a terrorist organization, has launched attacks on Israel from southern Lebanon. The group said it fired 48 Katyusha rockets at an Israeli army base this morning. Israel said it intercepted some of the attacks and retaliated.