Hamas and Israel agree to a hostage situation for Palestinian prisoners and a five-day ceasefire

Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement for the release of a group of hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and a temporary ceasefire, which will come into effect in the coming hours. This agreement was negotiated with the mediation United States, Egypt and Qatar.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has assured that, as part of the agreement, the Red Cross will visit the hostages and provide them with medical assistance.

Egyptian security sources have explained that the agreement is a temporary temporary ceasefireduring which they will be released 50 hostages into the hands of Hamas in exchange for 150 Palestinian prisoners In Israel.

The sources also detailed that those released would be children and women and that their release “will occur in phases, at a rate of 10 Israeli prisoners per day compared to 30 Palestinian prisoners.”

They have also emphasized that the pact will allow access to the Gaza Strip 300 trucks with food, medical and fuel assistance.

For his part, Israeli Army spokesman Daniel Hagari has acknowledged that the release of the hostages is an “important” objective, although it does not affect the mission of eliminating Hamas structures in the Gaza Strip.

Netanyahu himself has also assured that “the war has phases” and that the release of hostages will not mean the end of Israel’s military campaign. “The war has phases and the recovery of the prisoners will take place in phases, but we will not rest until we achieve complete victory. We will continue to fight with all our forces in Gaza once the hostage agreement phase is over,” the spokesperson said. head of government, Israeli.