08:29 (IST)
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US thanks Qatar’s efforts to secure release of Israeli captives
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken praised the release of a four-year-old American, Abigail Idan, in a phone chat with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.
“The Secretary thanked the Prime Minister for Qatar’s partnership and critical efforts to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas,” said State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller.
“The Secretary welcomed Prime Minister Al Thani’s update that the sides agreed to extend the humanitarian pause in Gaza over the next 48 hours,” Miller added.
08:14 (IST)
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200 aid trucks enter Gaza, Israel says
Around 200 container trucks brought humanitarian aid into Gaza on Monday after being inspected by Israel, including a small amount of fuel, according to the Israeli military body that handles civilian affairs.
“Four containers carrying diesel fuel and four containers carrying cooking gas were transferred from Egypt to U.N. humanitarian aid organizations in the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing,” COGAT said in a statement.
The aid trucks brough “food, water, shelter equipment, and medical supplies,” the statement said.
08:09 (IST)
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Israel releases Palestinian prisoners and Hamas frees 11 hostages as truce extended
The crucial mediator Qatar said on Monday that a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas has been extended for two more days, which would have been the cease-fire's final day.
In the fourth transfer under the initial four-day cease-fire, 11 Israeli captives, all women and children, were freed from Hamas custody in Gaza on Monday night. 33 Palestinians detained in Israeli jails were released early Tuesday and taken to the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah.
The truce agreement has increased supply of gasoline and supplies into Gaza, but humanitarian agencies say this hardly scratches the surface of the 2.3 million Palestinians who have been subjected to weeks of Israeli blockade and shelling.
08:07 (IST)
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Blinken will return to Israel as the US hopes to see further extensions of the Gaza cease-fire
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will return to the Middle East this week in the hopes of extending a cease-fire in Gaza and freeing more hostages, the State Department announced Monday. His journey to the region will be his third since Israel's battle with Hamas began last month.
Blinken will go to Israel and the West Bank after attending Ukraine-focused talks in Brussels and Skopje, North Macedonia, on Tuesday and Wednesday, when foreign ministers from NATO and the Organisation for Peace and Security in Europe are convening.
In exchange for the gradual release of captives abducted by Hamas during its Oct. 7 strikes on Israel, Israel has agreed to pauses in its military operations. The deal was set to expire on Monday but was extended for two days, meaning the extension would terminate just as Blinken arrives in Israel.
07:57 (IST)
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Agreement reached to extend Israel-Hamas truce for two more days, says Qatar
The humanitarian cease-fire agreement that has brought the violence in Gaza to a halt has been extended by two days, according to Qatar's minister of foreign affairs on Monday.
Majed Al-Ansari, the spokesperson, did not immediately confirm the terms of the accord, but suggested in a statement early Monday that it may involve further captive releases and relief delivery.
On Sunday, Hamas freed 17 hostages in Gaza, including four-year-old Israeli-American Abigail Mor Edan. In exchange, Israel freed 39 Palestinian inmates.
07:50 (IST)
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Freed Palestinian prisoners arrive in West Bank City
A Red Cross bus transporting Palestinian inmates freed by Israel landed in Ramallah, West Bank, early Tuesday.
The Israeli prison service announced the release of 33 Palestinian inmates, the fourth such release as part of the cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
Cheering crowds swarmed the bus as it drove through the streets of the West Bank city, greeting the detainees.
150 Palestinians have been freed from Israeli jails so far.
The humanitarian cease-fire agreement that has brought the violence in Gaza to a halt has been extended by two days, according to Qatar’s minister of foreign affairs on Monday.
Majed Al-Ansari, the spokesperson, did not immediately confirm the terms of the accord, but suggested in a statement early Monday that it may involve further captive releases and relief delivery.
On Sunday, Hamas freed 17 hostages in Gaza, including four-year-old Israeli-American Abigail Mor Edan. In exchange, Israel freed 39 Palestinian inmates.
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