what to remember from Thursday, November 23

The truce in the fighting will begin Friday morning and a first group of 13 hostages will be released in the afternoon, Qatar announced Thursday.

The war between Israel and Hamas reached its 48th day, Thursday, November 23, and the first A truce in the fighting is imminent, after the agreement reached the day before between the two belligerents. According to Qatar, it should begin Friday morning and a first group of 13 hostages will be released in the afternoon. Franceinfo takes stock of what to remember from the day.

Gaza truce begins Friday

The truce in the fighting between Israel and Hamas will begin Friday morning and a first group of 13 hostages will be released in the afternoon, Qatar announced Thursday, with Hamas confirming the exchange with Palestinian prisoners.

“The humanitarian break will begin at 7 a.m. (6 a.m. Paris time) on Friday,” Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari said, indicating that 13 women and children hostages held in the Gaza Strip would be released “around 4 p.m. (3 p.m. Paris time) on the same day”, as Israeli bombardments in the small besieged territory continue on Thursday.

Director of al-Chifa hospital arrested

Khaled Abou Samra, head of department at al-Chifa hospital in Gaza City, announced the arrest of the director of the establishment, currently under the control of the Israeli army which says it is looking for Hamas military installations there. .

The doctor was “transferred for questioning” by the intelligence services, said the Israeli army. “Under his leadership, the hospital was the scene of numerous Hamas terrorist activities,” adds the press release. The investigation will determinewhether he will be subjected to further interrogations.

A “first known list of names” of hostages

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed to have a “first list of names” hostages and be “in contact with all families”. He did not specify whether he was talking about all the hostages, all the people who could be released or the first potentially affected on Friday.

Fighting and bombings continue before the truce

The night from Wednesday to Thursday was particularly harsh in the south of the Gaza Strip, with continued strikes on Khan Younes. Islamic Jihad, for its part, reported fighting in the heart of Gaza City, in the north, where Israeli troops are also operating on the ground.