The Government of Israel
will consider another short-term ceasefire if it can
reach an agreement with Hamas on the return of more of the 137 hostages who
still in captivity.
This was reported by the South
China Morning Post, reported by UNN.
Details
According to the statement of the
of the Israeli government, Eilon Levy, ensuring the release of all those captured by Hamas
and other armed groups on October 7 remains the goal of Israel's war against
the militant group. In particular, he noted that the Israeli authorities are ready to consider
the possibility of a new ceasefire to release all hostages - it could be
"a temporary pause to bring them out."
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Background
During the seven-day truce, Israeli forces
the seven-day truce that ended on December 1, Hamas returned 110 of the more than 240
abductees. In exchange, Israel released approximately three times as many
Palestinian prisoners.
According to the authorities,
in Israel, as a result of an attack on October 7 by Hamas commandos who
who infiltrated from Gaza, killed 1,200 people, mostly civilians. According to the
of the Hamas Ministry of Health, almost 1,000 people died as a result of the Israeli military
operation, nearly 16,000 people were killed.
To recap,
the Israeli Defense Forces targeted Hamas during raids in
Jabaliya.
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