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Israeli Security Prisoners in the Context of the Israeli Invasion of Jerusalem During the Second Israeli-Palestinian War on Gaza
The second group won out, allowing Mr. Netanyahu to hold the vote early Wednesday, which will allow a four-day truce and prisoner exchange to begin this week. A senior defense official from the first group said that its members had changed their minds because the terms that Israel was able to obtain in the signed deal were significantly better than those that existed a week ago.
David Barnea, the head of Mossad, Israel’s foreign intelligence agency, argued that the deal was better than none, and that the invasion could continue after the brief cease-fire, according to four senior security officials.
The decision by Israel to pause the invasion of Gaza was supported by prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu who felt that freeing some hostages would endanger other hostages and strengthen Hamas.
At least 36 children and teenagers ranging in age from infancy to the final year of high school are being held in Gaza, with little to no information about their well-being. Some, but perhaps not all, of them are expected to be among the hostages released in the coming days.
The war has taken more than six weeks to get going after Israel blamed Hamas for the deaths of some 1,200 Israelis. More than 12,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s bombardments on Gaza, according to the latest data from the Gaza health ministry.
There is a four-day pause in the fighting with at least 10 Israelis released each day. The Palestinians prisoners would be freed over that period as well.
Early Wednesday, Israel published the names of Palestinian prisoners slated for release in accordance with Israeli law, which allows the Israeli public to submit objections to Israel’s Supreme Court. A group of Israelis petitioned the courts to stop the deal, which would have given Palestinians control of Jerusalem’s Old City. The court is not supposed to interfere in the matter.
All the names on the list were described as “security prisoners,” or people who had been arrested in connection with offenses against national security. The prisoners are accused of offenses including supporting terrorism, acts of violence and throwing stones. There are also several charges of attempted murder. Most of the prisoners on the list had not been convicted of the charges.
The Israeli army promised to alert him ahead of time if they planned to release Sharon and Noam from captivity, according to the comedy writer.
Yousef Afghani, a resident of Jerusalem, was surprised to see his daughter on the list of prisoners that Israel is prepared to release. She served seven years of her 15 year sentence for attempting to stab another person. Her father told NPR she was carrying a knife but denied she attempted a stabbing.
“My feelings are the feelings of any father. Afghani told NPR that there was celebration and happiness. But he also condemned the kidnapping of Israelis to Gaza, which resulted in the deal to free his daughter. We are against any kind of attack on civilians.
Pope Francis met with relatives of hostages in Gaza, while also meeting with the families of Palestinians held in Israel. In unscripted remarks afterward, Francis said he felt “both sides are suffering,” but that the conflict had “gone beyond war. This is terrorism; it is not war.
The group of people believed to beheld by Hamas are also believed to include foreigners from other countries. Among them are more than 20 Thai farm laborers seized near the Gaza border in the Oct. 7 attack. The Thais are not included in the exchange deal.
Israel’s Channel 12 news says the deal allows “significant” humanitarian aid into Gaza, including desperately needed fuel to run generators — the only source of electricity throughout much of the besieged territory. Since Israel launched airstrikes and a subsequent ground invasion of Gaza after last month’s Hamas attack, the territory’s 2.2 million people have experienced dire shortages of food, water and medical supplies. Hamas said tons of trucks would be allowed into Gaza.
The Israeli-Hamas Interaction after the First Day of the Gaza Strip Agreement: Israeli Response to Palestinian Demands and Israel’s Implications
Biden thanked Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani and President Abdel-Fattah El- Protesters for helping to broker the deal.
The foreign ministry of the Gulf state of Kuwait said that talks to extend the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas were progressing positively, and that an announcement is expected in the coming hours.
Hamas, in its own statement, welcomed the agreement that it said was reached after “difficult and complex negotiations for many days.” The group that has controlled Gaza since 2007, cautioned that “our hands will remain on thetrigger” and the “winning battalions” will remain in control to defend their people.
Across Israel, the families of some of the roughly 240 people held hostage began to count down the hours, hoping their loved ones might be among those released over the four-day pause.
Shadi Hijazi, a 23-year-old construction worker in Gaza, said that the deal would offer a reprieve from thundering Israeli airstrikes and would allow some Gazans to grieve their losses.
Even as the cease-fire loomed, the Israeli military continued to fight in Gaza on Thursday, said Lt. Col. Richard Hecht, an Israeli military spokesman, and air-raid sirens warning of incoming rocket fire resounded in some southern Israeli communities.
The chief spokesman for the Israeli military, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, said on Thursday night, the eve of the cease-fire, that “the takeover of the north of the Gaza Strip is only the first stage in a long campaign.”
Israel said it would not fly warplanes over Gaza for the duration of the cease-fire and it would not fly over northern Gaza for six hours a day.
The Inter-Contract Committee on the Status of the Gaza Resummation Agreement and a Possible Delay in the Israeli-Pisraeli Correspondence
An Israeli official said hostages would be taken to hospitals and seriously injured would be taken by helicopter. Older hostages and their families will be met at the hospital, while those under 12 will be met by their families at the border, the official said.
“Israel should immediately allow for the permanent resumption of sufficient fuel, water and electricity supplies, without which humanitarian needs will continue to deepen,” the Red Cross said.
In a statement released later, the ICRC said it welcomed any respite from the fighting and bombardment in Gaza and that “everything possible must be done to scale humanitarian aid.”
But the ICRC’s spokesperson in Jerusalem, Sarah Davies, told NPR that the group was “not made aware of any agreement reached by both parties” related to such visits. Davies said the ICRC stands ready to conduct the visits and does not take part in the talks between the parties to the conflict.
The reason for the delay was not immediately clear, but Israel’s Channel 12 quoted an unnamed Israeli political official as saying “The delay isn’t substantive, but technical.”
The national security adviser of Israel, Tzachi Hanegbi said around midnight that the cease-fire was still on track despite the fact that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talked about the agreement hours later.
