{"id":27071,"date":"2023-11-22T05:16:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T05:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/israel-hamas-agree-to-truce-50-hostages-to-be-released\/"},"modified":"2023-11-22T05:16:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T05:16:04","slug":"israel-hamas-agree-to-truce-50-hostages-to-be-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/israel-hamas-agree-to-truce-50-hostages-to-be-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel, Hamas agree to truce; 50 hostages to be released"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>Israel and Hamas agreed to a four-day truce that would see the Palestinian group release dozens of hostages taken on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1779807\">October 7<\/a>, both sides announced on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s cabinet approved the accord after a near-all-night meeting, in which he told reticent ministers this was a \u201cdifficult decision but it\u2019s a right decision\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>A government spokesman told <em>AFP<\/em> that under the agreement at least 50 Israeli and foreign hostages would be released \u2014 women and children \u2014 in return for a four-day \u201clull\u201d in military operations.<\/p>\n<p>For every 10 additional hostages released, there would be an extra day of truce.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas released a statement welcoming the \u201chumanitarian truce\u201d, which it said would also see 150 Palestinians released from Israeli jails.<\/p>\n<p>The truce offers Gaza residents the prospect of a desperately desired, if brief, pause after nearly seven weeks of Israeli bombardment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1791096\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Sources had earlier told <em>AFP<\/em> that the truce would include a complete ceasefire on the ground and a pause in Israeli air operations over southern Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli cabinet\u2019s approval was one of the last stumbling blocks to the agreement coming into effect.<\/p>\n<p>Qatar had helped to broker the talks.<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"misgivings\" href=\"#misgivings\" class=\"heading-permalink\" aria-hidden=\"true\" title=\"Permalink\"\/>Misgivings<\/h2>\n<p>Ahead of the vote, Netanyahu had faced a revolt from within his right-wing coalition, some of whom believed the agreement would give too much to Palestinian fighters responsible for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1779807\">worst attack in Israel\u2019s history<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Hardline Minister for National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir indicated he would vote against the agreement, saying it should include the release of Israeli soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas raids on October 7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1779807\">killed<\/a> an estimated 1,200 people and seized 240 hostages, civilians and military, who are believed to be held in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The bloody attacks sparked Operation \u201cSwords of Iron\u201d \u2014 Israel\u2019s punishing air and ground on Gaza, which Palestinian authorities say has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/live\/pakistan\">killed<\/a> 14,100 people, mostly women and children.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1785687\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>But with dozens of families in Israel and beyond desperate to have their loved ones returned home, and the Israeli public gripped by the hostages\u2019 fate, the government set aside any misgivings.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s powerful Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said before the crunch meeting that he had won assurances that the deal would not spell the end of the war to destroy Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cImmediately after we have exhausted this phase\u201d he said, security operations would \u201ccontinue in full force.\u201d In a statement, Netanyahu\u2019s office underscored that the truce did not spell the end of the war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Israeli government, the Israeli army and the security forces will continue the war to bring back all those kidnapped, eliminate Hamas and ensure that there is no longer any threat to the State of Israel from Gaza,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"unbearable-situation\" href=\"#unbearable-situation\" class=\"heading-permalink\" aria-hidden=\"true\" title=\"Permalink\"\/>\u2018Unbearable situation\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Earlier, Rafah resident Hamza Abdel Razeq welcomed any ceasefire would bring some respite for Gazans who have endured Israel\u2019s bombing and expanding ground offensive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe people are really suffering,\u201d he told <em>AFP<\/em>. \u201cIf they reach a five-day truce deal now, I believe it will pave the way for longer truces or even a total ceasefire.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1789729\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Another resident, Mahmud Abu Najm, added: \u201cWe\u2026 pray to God for its success because the people are enduring an unbearable situation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1783847\">Large parts of Gaza have been flattened<\/a> by thousands of air strikes, and the territory is under siege, with minimal food, water and fuel allowed in.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Hamas and Islamic Jihad sources, the proposed deal would also allow for up to 300 trucks of food and medical aid to enter Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Israel has come under intense <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1789729\">international pressure<\/a> to implement a humanitarian ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p>But in recent days it has pressed its offensive into northern Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli military said air strikes had hit \u201caround 250\u201d Hamas targets in the past day, destroying three underground shafts in the Jabalia area, which it said it had fully surrounded.<\/p>\n<p>At Jabalia\u2019s Indonesian Hospital, the Hamas-run health ministry said strikes had killed dozens, but there was no independent confirmation of the toll.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli army said later its troops had \u201cdirectly targeted\u201d the source of fire from within the Indonesian Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said three doctors, including two it employed, were killed in an Israeli strike on the Al-Awda hospital in Jabalia refugee camp.<\/p>\n<p>Israel claims Hamas uses medical facilities to hide fighters and as bases for operations, making them legitimate military objectives while insisting it does everything possible to limit harm to civilians.<\/p>\n<p>Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa \u2014 the so-called BRICS group \u2014 on Tuesday called for an immediate and sustained humanitarian truce in Gaza, during a virtual summit where the chair.<\/p>\n<p>The chair of the meeting, South Africa, accused Israel of war crimes and \u201cgenocide\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese President Xi Jinping demanded during the summit the release of civilian detainees and a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, state media said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel and Hamas agreed to a four-day truce that would see the Palestinian group release dozens of hostages taken on October 7, both sides announced on Wednesday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s cabinet approved the accord after a near-all-night meeting, in which he told reticent ministers this was a \u201cdifficult decision but it\u2019s a right [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27072,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/i.dawn.com\/large\/2023\/11\/22080308697a361.jpg?r=081104","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27071"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27071\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}