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Daily Archives: 27. November 2023
Indonesian FM to Tell UN Security Council to Do More to Stop War in Gaza
The UN Security Council is set to hold a high-level debate on the Israel-Hamas war this Wednesday.
Retno and fellow top diplomats from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will join the talks. According to Retno, the Muslim-majority nation representatives seek to get the council to do more to stop the war in Gaza. This includes the adoption of a stronger resolution that enables unhindered humanitarian assistance and a permanent ceasefire.
Bilateral meeting between FM Shoukry & @jmalbares FM.Discussions addressed the inevitability of ending the war in Gaza, commitment to work for the recognition of the Palestinian state & support the Arab/Islamic resolution in the UNSC & holding an international peace conference
Egypt: Today‘s hostage/prisoner exchange will proceed with 11 hostages (9 children; 2 elderly women) & 33 prisoners & says it is close to a deal extending the truce for 2 more days in which 20 more Israeli hostages will be released in exchange for 60 Palestinian prisoners.
‚Both the Israelis and Hamas are saying they would like the truce to be extended‘. Sky‘s @DominicWaghorn has the latest.
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Hamas-Israel truce enters fourth day as aid reaches Gaza
A truce between Hamas and Israel is in its fourth — and potentially final day — Monday. Over the first three days of the truce, Hamas released a total of 58 hostages, primarily women and children, in exchange for the release of 117 Palestinian prisoners.
US President Joe Biden said the US will push to extend the pause in fighting, allowing more hostages to be released and aid to reach Gaza. Both Hamas and Israel have discussed the possibility.
More Palestinian prisoners freed as Israel-Hamas truce holds into third day
(26.11.2023)
A third batch of 39 Palestinian prisoners has been freed as the exchange of captives between Hamas and Israel continues for a third day under a four-day truce deal.
14 Israelis, 9 of them children, freed by Hamas on 3rd day of hostages-for-truce deal
(26 November 2023, 7:04 pm)
Among those released was Avigail Idan, 4, an American-Israeli citizen from Kibbutz Kfar Aza, whose parents were murdered by Hamas terrorists on October 7 and whom US President Joe Biden had repeatedly pledged to see released.
The group was handed over to the Red Cross around 5 p.m., which delivered them to Israeli forces.