Second day of temporary truce in Middle East

25 ноября 2023

The second day of the temporary ceasefire in the Middle East. According to the IDF Press Service, the first 24 Hamas hostages have been released. People have been distributed to hospitals, where they are receiving medical and psychological care.

At the same time, 39 prisoners released by Israel were welcomed in the West Bank.

According to WHO, during the evacuation from the hospital "Al-Shifa" in the Gaza Strip, 6 medical workers were detained including the employees of the Ministry of Health of Palestine and representatives of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society. A statement on the WHO website noted: "Two of the six detained health workers have been released. We have no information on the condition of the remaining four, including the head of the hospital."

WHO calls for full respect for their legal and human rights during their detention.