During the day, 13 hostages held in Gaza were to be released, followed by an unspecified number of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.
The four-day truce adopted by Qatar between Israel and the Palestinian radical group Hamas began at 7:00 on November 24. The Times of Israel writes about it.
It was noted that hours before the temporary ceasefire, sirens were heard in Israeli cities on the Gaza border.
In addition, heavy shelling was reported in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army tried to extend its operation against Hamas as long as possible in the last hours before the halt.
Qatari mediators said 13 hostages held in Gaza would be released at 4 p.m., followed by an unspecified number of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.
At least 50 women and children are expected to be freed in the next four days, while 190 people remain in Hamas captivity.
Let’s recall that on November 22, the Israeli government accepted an agreement with Hamas on the release of approximately 50 hostages abducted in the terrorist attack on October 7 in exchange for a ceasefire.
Hamas plans to release 30 abducted children, eight mothers and 12 women during the five-day ceasefire.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Galant said that after the ceasefire, Israel will intensify its military operations against Hamas, and that it generally plans to fight for at least two months.
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Source: korrespondent
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