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Israel, Hamas agree on four-day truce, hostage release and aid into Gaza (www.reuters.com)

submitted 2 years ago by memfree@beehaw.org to c/news@beehaw.org

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Note that this isn't ALL the hostages -- just 50 in exchange for 150 Palestinians imprisoned in Israel. archive.org link

A statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said 50 women and children will be released over four days, during which there will be a pause in fighting.

For every additional 10 hostages released, the pause would be extended by another day, it said, without mentioning the release of Palestinian prisoners in exchange.

Hamas said the 50 hostages would be released in exchange for 150 Palestinian women and children who are held in Israeli jails. The truce deal will also allow hundreds of trucks of humanitarian, medical and fuel aid to enter Gaza, the Palestinian group said in a statement.

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[–] t3rmit3@beehaw.org 16 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Of course Bibi didn't mention the Palestinian women and children.

He isn't going to admit that Israel uses hostage-taking to demoralize and torment Palestinians.

At best, he'll make reference to "prisoners", and not address why they have a bunch of child prisoners in the first place.

[–] Senex@reddthat.com 4 points 2 years ago

I did not know Israel has Palestinian women and children held as prisoners. So sad!