Exchanges of Israeli hostages – Palestinian prisoners continued – Trump’s envoy is pushing for prolongation of the truce and receiving reactions to “gauze empty”
Particularly episodic and with many symbols proved to be the current process of liberation of three Israeli hostages from Hamas, but also by the Islamic Jihadwhich for the first time makes its official appearance in the implementation of the truce agreement in Gaza.
Specifically, Hamas chose to place the 20 -year -old’s delivery ceremony, Agam Bergerin the almost leveled by Israeli bombings of Jambalia, “the city of the hills”, as its name translates from the Arabic language. On the other hand, Islamic Jihad chose for its own 29 -year -old delivery ceremony, Arbel Johdthe city of Han Junis, a short distance from his father’s house Chickenassassinated leader of the Hamas military breeze, in order to provide a message of ‘internal unity’ between competing organizations from time to time.
However, today, Israeli public opinion on television watched the fearful young Israeli hostage surrounded by armor of Islamic jihad with the faces covered, among an angry crowd that was prevented for a long time in the Reds. terrain.
Witten in “Homer Square”
On the occasion of these images, the Israeli Army issued a statement warning that it will delay the release of Palestinian prisoners if there are no assurances that the Israeli hostage is now released from Gaza in conditions that guarantee the guaranteed security of security. their.
However, the transfer of 80 -year -old Gandhi Mozes -the oldest Homer, released at the current stage of the truce -was carried out in a more quieter manner and was transmitted by a military helicopter to an Israeli hospital, where his health will be monitored. At the same time, five Thai citizens were released, who had been abducted by Hamas on the morning of October 7, 2023 while working in agricultural work in Israeli settlements on the border with Gaza.
A total of 110 Palestinians will be released within the day, serving multi -year penalties in the Israeli prisons. As set out by the truce agreement, 66 of them will be transferred to the West Bank, 14 to East Jerusalem, 9 will be returned to Gaza and 21 will be led to Egypt and will be promoted to foreign countries with a few days, without any announcement so far. What will it be.
The television coverage of today’s hostage -release process was watched by a giant screen placed at Homer Square in downtown Tel Aviv, and White House Special Envoy Steven Witkov, who is in Israel yesterday. Indeed, speaking today at noon to a journalist on state -run Israeli television, he hoped that tomorrow Hamas will release another Israeli hostage that is at the same time an American national – an evolution not foreseen by the truce agreement.
US recommendations to Israel
Meanwhile, the echo of yesterday’s contacts of the White House Special Envoy, Steven Whitkov, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remains strong yesterday. Witkov reportedly told the Israelis that the Gaza truce should not be disturbed by stressing that Netanyahu would have to work to preserve his government’s cohesion.
Washington seems to be worried that Finance Minister Betsalel Smotric and the ministers of the ethnic far -right line of “Religious Zionism” leave the government coalition in case the landfill does not start again – as it was left to be implied ten days ago by public statements by Smotric himself.
But beyond that, Washington is reportedly demanding that the Israelis do not object to the re -governance of post -war Gaza by the Palestinian Authority. On the contrary, and although the Israeli government has not been officially positioned in relation to this thorny issue, last week by the Minister of Strategic Affairs and in Netanyahu’s secrets, Ron Dermer, he said from Knenett’s step that there is already an alternative detail. Israeli plan for Gaza’s “next day”. DW’s well-informed sources report that it is not excluded that the Israeli counter-proposal will be discussed during the forthcoming Netanyahu-Trump meeting next Tuesday, February 4, at the White House.
Saudi “No” in “Drawing Plan”
At the same time, the controversial “evacuation plan” proposed days ago by US President Donald Trump in Egypt and Jordan, continues to provoke reactions to the Arab world. During yesterday’s meeting of Steven Whitkov at Riyadh with the Secretary General of the Palestinian Liberation Organization, Hussein al-Chech, the second made it clear that neither PLO nor the Palestinian Authority in Ramal Gaza residents from their homes.
This morning, a state -run news broadcast was broadcast by a state of Arabic media, citing anonymity a member of the royal family of Arabia on condition of anonymity a member of the Royal Family, who said in Washington that the “evacuation plan” should not be implemented. The argument shown to justify the Saudi “no” is that if the Palestinians of Gaza are displaced in foreign countries, they are very likely to be affected and toolized by even more extreme Islamic factors – a given that will complicate the situation even more.
Active fronts on west bank and lebanon
While international attention continues to be focused on the Gaza truce, today for the first time since the implementation of the truce in South Lebanon, the Israeli army broke a drone launched by the Lebanese Shiite organization Hezbollah – which is a clear indication its reconstruction in the area.
At the same time, the Israeli business is in full swing on the west bank. Yesterday night, ten Palestinians were killed and dozens of others were injured by an Israeli Air Force raid in Tamoli, Toumba, located in the northeast part of the West Bank, near the border with Jordania.
Source :Skai
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