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War between Hamas and Israel: hostage releases hampered
War between Hamas and Israel: hostage releases hampered – (France 2)
Blockage of the hostage release process this Saturday, November 25. Hamas decided to freeze any operation, fueling an exchange of communiqués and a response from the Israeli authorities who set an ultimatum at midnight.
On Israeli channels, Saturday, November 25, an image symbolizes the blocked process: that of the Rafah terminal, the crossing point from Gaza to Egypt. We were waiting for the Red Cross vehicles and the hostages, nothing happened. In a statement, the military branch of Hamas explains that it is stopping the transfer of the hostages because Israel has not respected the agreement. There would not have been enough aid trucks entering Gaza, the released prisoners do not satisfy the organization, and Israel would not have stopped its aerial surveillance of Gaza.
A broken truce?
These assertions are refuted by the Israeli authorities, who specify that the 200 aid trucks planned have returned to Gaza and that the terms of the agreement have been respected. Tonight in Tel Aviv, thousands of people are watching the news. The hostages were not handed over to the Red Cross as planned and no one knows if the exchange will take place. According to local media, the government explains that if the hostages are not released by midnight, then the truce will be broken.
