A truce between Israel and Hamas could come into effect on Friday, November 24. Until today, the parties have not been able to sign the final version of the agreement. Hamas will release 50 women and children, while the Red Cross will be allowed to visit the remaining hostages to provide the necessary medical care. Hostages from the Gaza Strip will be returned to Israel across the border with Egypt. Palestinian prisoners will then be released from Israeli prisons.
Kadura Fares, head of the Palestinian Prisoners Association:
“This agreement should not only be seen as a prisoner exchange deal, it's not some traditional prisoner exchange in the usual sense. There are elements here that are particularly important. First of all, a cease-fire, the provision of food, medical care and the establishment of fuel supplies.”
The Israeli leadership is determined to release all hostages in the Gaza Strip once the first phase is completed. At the same time, Israel's permanent representative to the UN said that after the peace pause ends, Tel Aviv will continue to address the challenges in the Palestinian enclave. The number of civilian casualties in the Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian authorities, has already exceeded 14.5 thousand people. Of them, about 6,000 are children and about 4,000 are women.












