Hamas released three Israeli hostages in exchange for 183 Palestinians sent to Israeli prisoners on Saturday, where Hamas fighters, who stopped the rifle, presented their gum’s kidnappers to make a short speech, and these militants. Thanked the choice, who had been imprisoned for 16 months. .
These events have already made a tough ceasefire more critical, which potentially endanger the next steps in the trace agreement. Israel is about to withdraw from some parts of Gaza on Sunday to allow Palestinians to move more independently, but threatened to take uncontrollable action in response to Hamas’s fire in response to his request. There is a violation of.
And talks about the second phase of the Trus Dell are now moving forward, with President Trump a deep obstacle to the proposal of the United States to transfer more than two million Ghazan out of raids and occupy the region all over the world. Between
For Hamas, the hostage handover with heavy choreography reinforced the group’s message, despite the devastating war in the Gaza Strip, which killed thousands of its members and most of its leadership, the group. Stay in power there, rejecting the pledge to abolish Israeli leaders.
In a statement regarding the release of the hostage, Hamas said, “This confirms that our people and their resistance are the upper hand.”
But if Hamas saw the scene as propaganda as propaganda, which claims to have welfare of his aspects, it has had a contrary effect in Israel, where many people have these photos almost Unbearable. Before the crowd, three weak, traumatic hostages were paradoxed on a stage, each had a “release certificate” from Hamas, and made the words written for them.
Israeli Foreign Minister Geodon Sarah requested the Jewish trauma of the past century, who wrote on social media, “Israeli hostages look like those who survive the Holocaust.”
On Saturday, the spectacle will certainly strengthen the pressure of some Israelis so that they can find a way to recover all the hostages in Gaza. Others’ IT, it will reinforce the theory that Israel should resume the war after resuming the war, when they are the first six weeks of ceasefire on March 2 instead of discussing long -term peace. The term will end.
What happens after that is certainly far from.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said after the release on Saturday that he had ordered Israeli authorities to “take proper action” on ceasefire violations, but did not specify what these measures could be.
On Sunday, Israeli forces have to withdraw from the East with a key transit in Central Gaza to enable more Palestinian independence.
Three Israelis issued by Hamas on Saturday – Eli Sharbi, 52; Or levy, 34; Ohd Ben Amy, 56, consisted of about 250 250 people during the Hamas -led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, who touched the war. About 75 75 have not returned, and it is believed that almost HALF is half dead.
The ceasefire agreement called for more than six weeks of hostages to be released in exchange for more than 1,500 Palestinians organized by Israel and the release of the bodies of eight others. Palestinian prisoners include detainees in Gaza during the war, but no crime and others have been charged with life imprisonment for violent crimes.
So far, 16 live hostages and about 550 Palestinian prisoners have been released.
Hamas and Israel are believed to be discussing the terms for the second phase of the war, which will end the war and liberate the rest of the hostages. But it is unclear whether the two sides can come to an agreement.
Israel has vowed that if Gaza took control of Gaza in 2007, it left Hamas, if they were in charge. Hamas has upheld this demand and has repeatedly made force shows during the ceasefire, which contained heavy armed men. Finings to control the squares where the hostages have been eliminated.
The three Israelis, who were released on Saturday, were taken to Central Israeli hospitals to seek medical care and meet their loved ones.
Independent Palestinians were taken to hospitals along the Israeli -occupied West Bank, as well as in southern Gaza, and at both places, some were taken to hospitals. Many people were expelled abroad, and it was not immediately clear where it would end.
In Ramullah, a large mob welcomed the arrival of a Red Cross bus in which independent prisoners were taken, which many Palestinians have seen as a brave fighter against an occupied enemy. At least some people were found guilty of being involved in deadly attacks against Israelis, who consider them terrorists.
The condition of many of the Palestinian prisoners released seemed poor and thin. There were some lame and needed relief. Palestinian prisoners, especially during the war in Gaza, have made serious allegations of abuse in Israeli prisons. The Israeli prison service has said it treats them according to the law.
Israeli forces raided family homes of at least four men before the release, and warned their relatives to celebrate their independence. Israel is particularly pushing for festivals for detention under the current ceasefire, fearing that it can reinforce Hamas’s popularity.
One of the prisoners whose family was raided was Jamal Tol, a senior Hamas leader in the West Bank, who was imprisoned several times on charges of planning the bombings against Israel. After his release, he was taken directly to a hospital in Ramullah.
“He is struggling to breathe and is very weak,” said his daughter, a humanitarian weight, a journalist and worker, who was released in exchange for last month. “When I saw him, I was surprised – he was beaten to the head and other parts of his body until the last minute from his release.”
He said that if he publicly celebrated his return, his family was threatened with arrest.
The Israeli army did not immediately comment on its allegations.
According to the Israeli Ministry of Justice, another Palestinian, whose house was raided on the West Bank, was being sentenced to 27 years for being a murderous companion, among other charges. Family members of the family said that his father, 70 -year -old Fakhri Barghati, was beaten during a raid.
Barguts, father and son, went to jail. The elder was sentenced to killing an Israeli bus driver in 1978, but was released in a 2011 prison contract with Hamas. Fakhri Barghati Ramullah was waiting at the cultural palace when his son arrived on Saturday – for the first time he was out of jail since 1978. They were both with tears, but smiling, when the furious Barghaoti had declined to see his father.
Another Hamas militant, now 50 -year -old, Eid Abu Sakhidid, was sentenced to 18 life imprisonment, in 2004, in Central Israel, in Central Israel, in 2004, killing 18 people, killing 16 people. Has been done.
In Israel, the government published footage of Mr Levi when he was embraced by his parents and brother when he met for the first time after being taken hostage.
“My soul, we missed you a lot,” his mother can be heard saying.
In the Israeli town of Bei, where both Mr Ben Amy and Mr. Sharbi were kidnapped, they gathered to watch directly on television in a residential local pub, a resident and Israeli lawmaker, Ham Jilan, said.
When people were coming out of the car, people were happy and screaming. But as we saw them, there was complete silence. Mr Jillin said in an interview. “It was a rotation of the intestines.”
The hostage Families Forum, represented by relatives of the Asians, issued a sharp statement condemning the “disturbing photos” from the handover, and demanded immediate release of the remaining aspects.
The forum said, “Everyone should be taken home as the last hostage.”
Were co -operation in reporting Ravan Sheikh AhmedAnd Lara jacks From Jerusalem; ; And Richard Perez-Pia.
