This is a very dangerous moment Yolande Knell Reporting from Jerusalem It would be very difficult for Israeli forces not to intervene if anything happened during the truce. If they were be able to trace, for example, the location of one of the most sought-after Hamas leaders, would they be able to resist holding back? There’s many things that could go wrong here. Likewise for Hamas fighters and the other armed factions that operate in the Gaza Strip, there are still Israeli ground forces present there. This is really a very dangerous moment. Everything has to stick for this whole plan to unfold in the way that it’s expected, and things really have to go well today so we can see this repeated for three further days. https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world...%20dangerous%20moment%262023-11-24T08%3A36%3A
Meanwhile: 'Thousands of Gazans head north, in potential challenge to IDF’s campaign after truce' 'As Israel’s four-day truce with Hamas came into effect in Gaza on Friday morning, thousands of people who had fled to areas near Gaza’s border with Egypt were seeking to return to their villages with children and pets in their arms and their belongings loaded onto donkey carts or car roofs. Overnight Thursday-Friday, Hamas urged Gazans to return to the north of the Strip, where the IDF has focused its ground offensive for the past three weeks. Having dropped flyers warning Gazans against doing so, Israeli troops were reported to be using riot dispersal measures inside the Strip on Friday in order to prevent people from moving north and complicating Israel’s declared determination to resume its war to destroy Hamas at the end of the truce. cont: https://www.timesofisrael.com/thous...ntial-challenge-to-idfs-campaign-after-truce/
'Israel-Hamas truce comes into effect: How it could now unfold' 'With the truce the first break in fighting after seven weeks, several scenarios in the war are now possible.' snip: cont: All scenarios explained. https://www.aljazeera.com/features/...uce-comes-into-effect-how-it-could-now-unfold
They forgot one thing: Start the process toward a political solution toward long-term peaceful coexistence. Oh, I know, it is unlikely because it's the last thing that Bibi and Hamas want.
link: Family don't expect Emily Hand to be released tomorrow A Palestinian official has told the AFP new agency that a delay in implementation of a truce in Gaza between Israeli forces and Hamas was due to "last minute" details over which hostages would be released and how. www.rte.ie
25 hostages are released as a truce deal between Israel and Hamas holds Thirteen Israeli hostages from Gaza are with the Red Cross after being released through the deal between Israel and Hamas in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, a regional diplomat with knowledge of situation told NBC News. Twelve Thai hostages have also been released, the Thai government said. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/...Mo5iIW+DmHVEZiBn8mhpRFwdvn9b7i1/KXb5aJwEAAA==
Hamas and Palestine are only entertaining a truce because now, after their barbaric action, they are getting obliterated. As soon as Israel backs off, they will start lobbing rockets back towards Israel. Then when Israel clamps down, they will cry victim. Same story over and over.
Curious if any of the released hostages say anything positive on how they were treated will be interpreted by some as suffering from "Stockholm syndrome"?
Most Israeli hostages freed Friday appear in good physical health, says hospital By AP and TOI STAFFToday, 1:44 am 0 Israeli hostages released on November 24, 2023: Top from L-R: Adina Moshe, Margalit Moses, Danielle Aloni and her daughter Emilia; middle: Doron Asher and her daughters Raz and Aviv, Hannah Katzir; bottom row: Keren Munder and her son Ohad, Ruti Munder, Yaffa Adar and Channah Peri. (Courtesy) Most of the Israeli hostages released by Hamas today appeared to be in good physical health upon return to Israel, the hospital receiving them says. A statement from Schneider Children’s hospital, where four mothers and four child hostages were released, says that doctors had conducted a preliminary examination and said they were all in good physical condition. A total of 13 Israeli hostages were freed Friday and transferred to three separate hospitals across Israel.' cont: https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveb...appear-in-good-physical-health-says-hospital/
UPDATED 43MIN AGO 'Israel receives list of truce’s second batch of hostages slated for release Saturday' Hamas releases footage of hostage handover to Red Cross in apparent attempt to come off as humane Hamas terrorists transfer Ohad Munder to the Red Cross in Khan Younis on November 24, 2023. (Screen capture/X) Hamas releases footage of it transferring some of the 24 hostages it released today to the Red Cross, in an apparent attempt to portray its fighters acting humanely after they holding the captives for 49 days.
Meanwhile Palestinians are being released back to Gaza. I guess there’s so much food and water there and such a low chance of dying in a combat zone that this makes sense to someone.
w wonder if the women who were raped are still alive? if they get back to the IDF and tell of being raped, well-it's gonna get really ugly
probably telling the IDF where they were being held, where other hostages are, etc. military intelligence type stuff
Hamas delays the release of more hostages Summary: Hamas said it is delaying the second round of hostages from being released over allegations that Israel violated the four-day cease-fire agreement. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/...NmEcxUVzg5h1BGQgJ3BorUWeEt4vr/cUvqHEIrCcBAAA=
17 hostages are released, including 4-year-old American girl Abigail Mor Edan, an American girl who spent her fourth birthday in captivity, is among the 17 hostages released on third day of fragile truce. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/...lGmeKK9y+4qUGH8FuoRpVQnjbsN3v/AKD3vM/MAEAAA==
Gaza truce extended by two days, Qatar says Qatar, Hamas and US officials - including President Joe Biden - say a deal was reached to extend the four-day truce with Israel for another two days. Israel has yet to comment. Eleven more hostages have been released as part of the initial deal, with more Palestinian prisoners expected to be freed as well. https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world...p+to+speed_Location-hyperlink&at_bbc_team=crm
