Hamas’s military wing says it is delaying handing over new hostages “until” that Israel “respect the agreement” concluded for this release. “We are talking about 13 hostages” against 39 Palestinian prisoners “who will be released from Israeli prisons”had announced a little earlier on BFMTVSaturday November 25, Olivier Rafowicz, spokesperson for the Israeli army (IDF). “But we always have to have a little caution, because there can be last minute changes.” On Friday, a first release of Palestinian hostages and prisoners was carried out on the first day of a truce between Hamas and Israel which is currently due to last until Tuesday morning. Follow our live stream.
First releases on Friday. The first twenty-four hostages, including ten Thais and one Filipino released outside of the agreement between the two belligerents, arrived in Israel via Egypt. The Jewish state, for its part, released 39 Palestinians detained in its prisons. “There are approximately 215 hostages remaining in Gaza”said an Israeli army spokesperson, Doron Spielman, before Saturday’s releases. “We don’t know, in many cases, whether they are dead or alive”he added.
Humanitarian aid was able to enter Gaza. This truce, which is supposed to last until 6 a.m. Tuesday morning, also allows the entry of a greater number of humanitarian aid convoys into the Gaza Strip, in a state of “complete seat” since October 9. Eight humanitarian aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip on Saturday morning. These are four fuel tankers and four cooking gas trucks, specifies an Israeli army spokesperson. on. This spokesperson states that “200 aid trucks are expected today” in the Gaza Strip.
Suspected Iranian attack on Israeli ship. A ship belonging to an Israeli businessman was lightly damaged Friday in a suspected Iranian attack in the Indian Ocean. “We are aware of reports that a Shahed 136 drone hit a ship in the Indian Ocean”, a US military official said, adding that the boat suffered light damage but that there were no injuries on board. The Shahed 136 drone is part of the arsenal of Iranian forces, which seems to support the theory of an attack by Iran.