Israel maintains that in order “to proceed with an exchange for at least another two days,” officials had already approved a list of Palestinian inmates for release, meaning that the week-long agreement might have been extended further. Meanwhile, Hamas said that the country under Benjamin Netanyahu had “persistently” rejected attempts to release the hostages.
Sadly, Hamas chose to end the cease-fire by refusing to free every woman who had been abducted. At a briefing, government spokesperson Eylon Levy declared, “Hamas will now take the mother of all thumpings, having chosen to hold onto our women.”
Almost immediately after the battle began, the Israeli army claimed to have struck “over 200 terror targets” along the tight strip.An official statement claims that a concerted effort including land, air, and naval soldiers has targeted the north and south of the Gaza Strip, including Khan Yunis and Rafah.
On October 7, Hamas terrorists launched a surprise offensive into Israel after breaching Gaza’s border with Israel, sparking the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict. In the hours that followed, around 1,200 Palestinians died, and Israel vowed to “crush Hamas.” 15,000 people have been murdered in the subsequent military onslaught; the majority of them were civilians.
In addition, mediators are struggling to figure out how to keep up the regular captive swaps since the conflict has resumed. Levy claims that Hamas still has 137 captives, ten of whom are 75 years of age or older. Eight Thai people, one citizen of Nepal, one Tanzanian, and one French-Mexican are on the list.
A spokesman for the White House National Security Council stated, “We continue to work with Israel, Egypt, and Qatar on efforts to extend the humanitarian pause in Gaza.”
Israel maintains that in order “to proceed with an exchange for at least another two days,” officials had already approved a list of Palestinian inmates for release, meaning that the week-long agreement might have been extended further. In the meantime, Hamas said that the nation led by Benjamin Netanyahu had “persistently” turned down offers to free the hostages.
