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This is the ceasefire agreement I introduced last spring.”
No wonder the outgoing president said, as he announced the latest breakthrough This uncertainty is ripping families apart - there is a chance they could be all be released. If this opportunity is missed you have no idea how long will be until the next time”
Seeing people return is going to bring tears of joy,
says Alana Zeitchik, who has six family members seized by Hamas from Kibbutz Nir Oz in the Hamas attack The ministers who have been saying that they want to reject the deal, they’re a stain on the state of Israel, and they don’t represent the state of Israel... They must put all of our people above the politics."
As for the comments from Israeli ministers Mr Smotrich and Mr Ben-Gvir, she says We must go all the way with the ceasefire deal, no one should be left behind
Shay Dickmann, 29 - a fifth year medical student, whose cousins Carmel Gat and Yarden Gat were also captured on 7 October, speaking from Hostage Square, where families hold regular protests demanding the government bring their relatives home, tells The Independent This is a vital step on the path to upholding the basic commitment a nation has to its citizens,
We were expecting that the (Israeli) occupation would intensify the bombing, like they did every time there were reports of progress in truce talks,
said Mohammed Mahdi, who is sheltering in Gaza City We ask our brothers in Hamas to communicate with mediators to end the war,
said Omar Jendiya, in Deir al-Balah Everything has been destroyed, children are on the streets, you can't pinpoint just one priority,
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) coordinator Amande Bazerolle told AFP I think of them, these two little redheads, and I get shivers,
said 70-year-old Osnat Nyska, whose grandchildren attended nursery with the Bibas brothers I will go to kiss my land,
said Nasr al-Gharabli, who fled his home in Gaza City for a camp further south in the territory After reviewing all the political, security and humanitarian aspects, and understanding that the proposed deal supports achieving the objectives of the war, (the security cabinet) has recommended that the government approve the proposed framework,
the office said in a statement If the "deal" passes, we will leave the government with a heavy heart.
He reiterated that on Friday, writing on social media platform X The fear is not just of the immediate danger, but of the emotional toll: constant uncertainty and the ever-present feeling that our lives are not truly our own,
The decision gives backwind for terrorism and will destabilize the security situation in the West Bank,
I am waiting for Sunday morning when they will announce the ceasefire,
said Nasr al-Gharabli, who fled his home in Gaza City for a camp further south in the territory Subject to the approval of the cabinet and the government, and the implementation of the agreement, the release of the hostages can proceed according to the planned framework, with the hostages expected to be released as early as Sunday,
the Israeli prime minister’s office said in a statement reported by Agence France-Presse We did lose all communications with the ship – that is essentially telling us we had an anomaly with the upper stage,
said the SpaceX communications manager, Dan Huot, before confirming the ship was lost Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was informed by the negotiating team that agreements have been reached on a deal to release the hostages,
his office said in a statement The idea that Israel is going to be able to sustain itself for the long term without accommodating the Palestinian question... It's not going to happen."
During an interview on MSNBC, President Biden said
