Today, November 24, is the day the ceasefire was declared between Israel and Hamas. The suspension of combat activities should last four days and be accompanied by the release of some hostages from both sides. However, the balances are fragile and the situation may worsen at any time. Since October 7, clashes have continued unabated, with an escalation leading to thousands of deaths.
What will happen to the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas?
The first release of the hostages (13 women and children) will also take place as the “humanitarian pause” comes into force, originally scheduled for yesterday, November 23. It should happen around 16:00.
Hamas confirmed a “complete cessation of military activities” for four days, during which a total of 50 hostages would be released in exchange for the release of “three Palestinian prisoners” each. An Egyptian security source told AFP that an Egyptian security delegation would be present in Jerusalem and Ramallah to ensure “the list” of released Palestinian prisoners is adhered to. Israeli security officials, accompanied by Red Cross personnel and Egyptian agents, will be deployed in the “Egyptian hall” of the Rafah border crossing to receive hostages released from Gaza, who will then be flown to El Arish airport in Israel. source.
Free the hostages but also help. Two hundred trucks loaded with food, medicine and water and fuel tanks are expected to enter the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing, the Egyptian government’s press office said, but only 12 trucks have crossed the border so far, according to sources in the Egyptian government and the Egyptian Red Crescent in North Sinai. Three tankers carrying approximately 90 thousand liters of fuel also crossed the border. Between 120 thousand and 150 thousand liters of gas are expected to enter today. Meanwhile, 12 injured people and their accompanying persons were also welcomed.
“The war is not over”
“The war is not over yet. The humanitarian pause is temporary. The north of the Gaza Strip is a dangerous war zone and advancing north is prohibited. For your safety, you must stay in the southern humanitarian zone.” This is Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee’s warning to Palestinian civilians in Gaza in an Arabic message on X.
⭕️Watch this important message from the IDF Spokesperson from the Arab media, @AvichayAdraeeTo Gaza civilians:
“The war is not over yet. The humanitarian pause is temporary. The north of the Gaza Strip is a dangerous war zone and movement north is prohibited. For your safety… https://t.co/OmtxDYHIK3 pic.twitter.com/4gaJDxgy5I
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) 24 November 2023
Hamas tunnel under the hospital
Hostilities continued until the last moment. The Israeli army blew up a long tunnel dug under the Shifa hospital in Gaza this morning, before the start of the ceasefire. According to an army spokesman, Hamas had established “a nerve center to conduct terrorist activities” beneath the hospital. Yesterday, the Israeli army arrested the director of Shifa hospital, Mohammed Abu Salmiya. (The video below was published on X @IsraelDEfenseForces)
The balances are extremely fragile. After the ceasefire began, a rocket fired from Gaza was intercepted by the Iron Dome air defense battery near Kibbutzim Kissufim and Ein Ha-Shlosha’ on the Israeli border. Alarm sirens had sounded in that area before.
Military radio reported this. No damage or casualties were reported.
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