Israel-Hamas hostage-release agreement postponed...?
Israel-Hamas hostage-release agreement postponed...?
Israel declared that the ceasefire agreement would not go into force till Friday, one day after achieving a major diplomatic breakthrough to reach a truce agreement with Hamas. Crossfire was initially predicted to be momentarily stopped on thursday by both sides. Tzachi Hanegbi, Israel's national security adviser, did not provide an explanation for the hold-up when he made the news. media sources, however, indicate that some last-minute issues were still being worked out.According to the agreement, israel will release some Palestinian inmates in exchange for Hamas releasing at least fifty of the approximately 240 hostages it took during its attack on israel on october 7 over the course of four days.In the meantime, the white house declared that the battle against Hamas will not end when the multi-day truce expired, in accordance with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.According to a report by Israel's national channel Kan, which quoted an unnamed official, the reason for the delay is that Hamas and mediator qatar did not sign the deal.According to white house spokesman john Kirby, the conflict with Hamas will not cease when the agreement does. Hamas is still a threat. "The battle has not ended. The conflict has not ended. At a news conference, prime minister Netanyahu declared that he had given Israel's spy service, Mossad, orders to take action against Hamas leaders wherever they may be. He also stated that the peace agreement bears "no obligation" to include the targeting of Hamas chiefs, who are thought to be based abroad.
Israel declared that the ceasefire agreement would not go into force till Friday, one day after achieving a major diplomatic breakthrough to reach a truce agreement with Hamas. Crossfire was initially predicted to be momentarily stopped on thursday by both sides. Tzachi Hanegbi, Israel's national security adviser, did not provide an explanation for the hold-up when he made the news. media sources, however, indicate that some last-minute issues were still being worked out.According to the agreement, israel will release some Palestinian inmates in exchange for Hamas releasing at least fifty of the approximately 240 hostages it took during its attack on israel on october 7 over the course of four days.In the meantime, the white house declared that the battle against Hamas will not end when the multi-day truce expired, in accordance with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.According to a report by Israel's national channel Kan, which quoted an unnamed official, the reason for the delay is that Hamas and mediator qatar did not sign the deal.According to white house spokesman john Kirby, the conflict with Hamas will not cease when the agreement does. Hamas is still a threat. "The battle has not ended. The conflict has not ended. At a news conference, prime minister Netanyahu declared that he had given Israel's spy service, Mossad, orders to take action against Hamas leaders wherever they may be. He also stated that the peace agreement bears "no obligation" to include the targeting of Hamas chiefs, who are thought to be based abroad.