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For the 98 hostages, each night is another night of terrible nightmare. Do not delay their return even for one more night,
the group said in a statement late on Thursday carried by Israeli media We are seeing nothing that would tell us that this is going to get derailed at this point,
he said on CNN on Thursday 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 Within the past 24 hours, the Israeli military scaled up its attacks across the Gaza Strip, mainly targeting buildings and public facilities. More people were killed inside their homes and shelters, where they had been seeking refuge and protection."
And I kept reminding my friend, and he is a friend, although we don't agree a whole lot lately, Bibi Netanyahu, that he has to find a way to accommodate the legitimate concerns of a large group of people called Palestinians, who have no place to live independently."
Mr Biden, who hands over to Donald Trump on Monday, added The deal that is taking shape is a reckless deal,
he said in a televised statement The government will then convene to approve the deal,
It was the happiest night since October 7" until "we received the news of the martyrdom of 40 people from the Alloush family",
Since the announcement of the ceasefire agreement, the Israeli army has killed 73 people as of this morning, including 61 in Gaza City alone.”
In a press statement, Civil Defence spokesperson Mahmoud Basal said That means fast processing, visa approvals for staff, the checking of different types of goods, anything that has been [a] bureaucratic impediment,
If we weren’t involved in this deal, the deal would have never happened. No deal would have happened, and the hostages would never have probably seen life again, but they certainly wouldn’t have been released for a long time,
Trump told The Dan Bongino Show podcast All the parameters have been agreed to. We’ve ironed out these last bit of details that needed to be flattened out and fixed. We believe we’re on a good path here to start implementation by the end of the weekend. So all systems are go right now,
It's not exactly surprising that in a process and negotiation that has been this challenging and this fraught, you may get a loose end,
However, deep anxiety and concerns accompany us regarding the possibility that the agreement might not be fully implemented, leaving hostages behind,
As the president of the State of Israel, I say in the clearest terms: This is the right move,
The agreement is a milestone in the conflict with the enemy, on the path to achieving our people’s goals of liberation and return,
the group said in a statement A ceasefire agreement does not mean that Israeli war criminals who orchestrated this genocide are off the hook, and we will continue to demand accountability for their crimes.”
Raed Jarrar, the group’s advocacy director, added A ceasefire is only the first step, and one that should have happened long ago,
If the world again allows Israel to externalise the costs of its crimes in Gaza, nothing will dissuade it from repeating its belligerence and abuses,
said Sarah Leah Whitson, executive director of Democracy for the Arab World Now We are able - with god’s help first - and then with the help of our brothers, siblings, loved ones and supporters, to rebuild Gaza again, alleviate the pain, heal the wounds,
he said in a speech shared online by Hamas