Israel and Hamas are close to extending the truce for two more days, in which the daily release of ten hostages in Gaza is contemplated in exchange for the release of 30 Palestinian prisoners, said the director of the State Information Service, Diaa Rashwan, who acts as spokesperson for the Egyptian Government.
“The efforts of Egypt and Qatar to extend the humanitarian truce in the Gaza Strip are, so far, close to reaching an extension for two more days,” the Egyptian official said in a statement.
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Rashwan noted that this agreement “includes the daily release of ten hostages in Gaza, women and children, in exchange for 30 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails,” so a total of 20 Israelis and 60 Palestinians would be released during the extension of the ceasefire. fire. The official noted that, in addition to the exchange of hostages for prisoners, during the two days of extended truce the ceasefire will be maintained “throughout the Gaza Strip,” where the flight of Israeli fighter planes or drones will also not be permitted.
Likewise, extending the truce would ensure that humanitarian, medical, and fuel aid continues to flow throughout the Palestinian enclave, although there are still no details on the agreed amounts. This Monday marks the fourth day of the truce in Gaza, amid uncertainty about whether it will be extended for more days, a possibility that included the agreement reached last week by both parties. Over the past few weeks, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that it will take as long as it takes to take down Hamas.
Last Friday, at 07:00 local time, the pact came into force and included the release of 50 Israeli captives for the release of 150 Palestinians, and opened the door to an extension of up to ten days if Hamas continued to allow the departure of at least ten hostages per day. Both the Islamist group and the Israeli Government publicly expressed this Sunday their willingness to extend the agreement, something that, however, has not yet materialized with just a few hours left before the ceasefire expires.
This story was written in Spanish by Miguel Fernandez in Cultura Colectiva News
