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The arrangement between Lebanon and Israel, monitored by the United States, will continue to be in effect until February 18, 2025,
the White House said in a brief statement
Following the conducting of vigorous and determined negotiations led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Hamas has backtracked and will carry out an additional phase of releasing hostages this Thursday."
A statement from the Office of the Prime Minister of Israel reads
In this phase, the civilian Arbel Yehud, the soldier Agam Berger and an additional hostage will be released. In accordance with the agreement, three additional hostages will be released this Saturday."
In the statement, it was addedI’d love for you to take on more, because I’m looking at the whole Gaza Strip right now, and it’s a mess. It’s a real mess."
Trump said
IDF troops operating in southern Lebanon fired warning shots to remove threats in a number of areas where suspects were identified approaching the troops,
the IDF wrote in a statement earlier SundayThe Government of Lebanon, the Government of Israel, and the Government of the United States will also begin negotiations for the return of Lebanese prisoners captured after October 7, 2023,
the statement readWe have been in agony for a year and a half,
said Nadia Qasem
The Prime Minister reiterates that Israel will not tolerate any violation of the agreement. We will continue to act for the return of all of our hostages, the living and the deceased,
said a statement issued by Netanyahu's office
No sleep, I have everything packed and ready to go with the first light of day,
said Ghada, a mother of fiveAt least we are going back home, now I can say war is over and I hope it will stay calm,
she told Reuters via a chat appThe transfer of militants or weapons via these routes to the northern Gaza Strip will be considered a breach of the agreement. Do not cooperate with any terrorist entity that may try to exploit you to transfer weapons or prohibited materials,
said the militaryWe say to Trump and the whole world: we will not leave Palestine or Gaza, no matter what happens,
said displaced Gaza resident Rashad al-Naji
I'd like Egypt to take people. And I'd like Jordan to take people,
Trump told reporters, ... adding heThe crisis has been resolved,
said a Palestinian source familiar with the issueYou're talking about probably a million and half people, and we just clean out that whole thing,
Trump said of Gaza, whose population is about 2.4 millionThat’s the thing, it has an impact on people’s lives,
Juliette Touma, a spokeswoman for UNRWA, said of the potential closure
We’re talking about the poorest of the poor,
Touma saidWhen the president of the world’s largest superpower brings it up himself, the government of Israel should implement it,
he said in a statement
During the execution of the second phase of the swap yesterday, Hamas committed two violations. Arbel Yehud, a civilian hostage who was scheduled for release on Saturday, has not been freed, and the detailed list of all hostages' statuses has not been provided,
a news agency AFP report cited a statement from Benjamin Netanyahu's office
These instructions will remain in effect" until further notice and until "Hamas fulfils its commitments
Adraee said