Newly elected US President Donald Trump has announced an agreement on the “hostages in the Middle East”. “They will be released soon,” he said on Wednesday.
According to the media Axios, Israel and the radical Islamic Palestinian organization Hamas reached an agreement on Wednesday on a ceasefire in the Gaza conflict. Axios quoted American circles.
According to sources within the Islamic organization, Hamas in the Gaza Strip has agreed in writing to an agreement that provides for a ceasefire and the release of more hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. According to an insider, the agreement between Israel and Hamas calls for a six-week ceasefire.
Initially, 33 hostages are released
Under the agreement, which has not yet been officially announced by the two sides, Hamas will initially release 33 Israeli hostages, according to Insider. This includes all detained women, children and men over 50. Hamas will first release female hostages – civilians and soldiers – and minors under 19, followed by men over 50. Israel would release 30 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli custody for every civilian held hostage . For every Israeli soldier held by Hamas, 50 Palestinian prisoners would be released. In total, the extremists are holding about a hundred hostages in the Gaza Strip.
According to the agreement between Hamas and Israel, which has not yet been officially reached, 600 truckloads of aid are to be brought into the Gaza Strip every day. 300 trucks are planned for the north of the Gaza Strip. Fuel will also be brought to the largely destroyed coastal strip.
However, the agreement was not officially announced on Wednesday. In exchange for the release of the hostages, Palestinian prisoners must be released from Israeli custody. The Israeli army must gradually withdraw from the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli government is expected to vote on Thursday on an agreement with Hamas on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages held there. This is evident from a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Israeli government is expected to vote on the Gaza treaty on Thursday
Department head Gideon Saar will shorten his trip to Europe so that he can participate in the vote by the security cabinet and the government on the agreement. “Due to the progress in the negotiations to free the hostages, Minister Saar has canceled his diplomatic visit, which was supposed to take place tomorrow in Hungary. He will return to Israel this evening to take part in expected discussions and votes in the security cabinet and government,” the Foreign Ministry explained.
Qatar announces press conference
The mediator Qatar announced a press conference, but gave no time. An insider says it will take place in the evening. Invited by the state news agency, it said the conference would be chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. He is also Minister of Foreign Affairs. Qatar, Egypt and the US have mediated the conflict in recent months.
However, on Wednesday afternoon it was still unclear whether the terrorist organization Hamas had officially agreed to the deal with Israel. While an Israeli representative said Hamas military chief Mohammed Sinwar had accepted the plan, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said there was still no response from Hamas.
Source: Krone
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