Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant called the temporary truce with Hamas a short respite, after which intense fighting will resume, The Times of Israel and Haaretz reported.
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This will be a short respite, after which intense fighting will continue. At least two more months of fighting are expected,” Haaretz quotes the minister as saying during a meeting with the Israeli military.
Gallant also stressed that continued fighting is necessary to free the hostages, whom the minister believes Hamas will not release unless Israel puts pressure on the group.
Earlier, Israel and the terrorist organization Hamas agreed on a temporary truce in order to exchange hostages and prisoners.
The temporary ceasefire is due to begin on the morning of November 24 and will last for four days. During this time, Israel must release 150 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for 50 hostages held by Hamas.
As a result of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, at least 1.2 thousand people were killed. The militants took about 240 more Israelis and foreigners hostage.
21 it became known that the parties reached an agreement under which hostilities in the Gaza Strip would cease for four days, and Hamas would release 50 hostages in exchange for 150 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons. The truce was supposed to begin on November 23, but it was postponed to November 24.
The Israeli government has already stated that “a temporary truce does not mean the end of the war against terrorism.”
Source: Racurs
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