What happened in the last few hours
These are the most important news related to the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza at 8:15 pm on Friday, November 24:
A diplomatic crisis between Spain and Israel due to Sanchez’s statements. The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, appeared in Egypt, near the Rafah border crossing, after his visit to the country’s president, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, who thanked him for “all his efforts” and “praiseworthy humanitarian work.” conflict. Israel on Friday summoned the Spanish ambassador to Tel Aviv for a “harsh rebuke conversation” following Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s “false statements” that he “supports terrorism.” Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albarez responded to the Israeli accusations, saying: “They are false and completely unacceptable. We categorically reject them. From the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we are analyzing the appropriate response that we will provide.” The Popular Party accused Sanchez of being “reckless in foreign policy.”
The Red Cross confirms the release of 24 hostages who were in Gaza. The International Committee of the Red Cross reported that 24 hostages had been released, 13 Israelis (including four German citizens), 10 Thais and one Filipino. The non-governmental organization explained in a message published on its personal page on the social network “We are relieved to confirm the release,” he said. He added: “It is a great relief that after weeks of suffering, they can finally be reunited with their families.” The ICRC has indicated that this is part of a process that will take several days. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the release of the hostages, reminding that the ultimate goal is to free the rest of the hostages.
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Commissioner confirms the release of 39 prisoners from Israeli occupation prisons. Qaddoura Fares, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Commissioner, confirmed to El Pais newspaper that 39 Palestinian prisoners have been released from Israeli prisons so far. Among them are 24 women and 15 children, all from the West Bank.
Borrell is confident that the truce will last: “The current spiral must be reversed, for the benefit of both peoples.” The European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Policy, Josep Borrell, welcomed the start of the truce that actually allowed the release of the first Hamas hostages in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners. However, he stressed that civilian lives should not be a bargaining chip, and called for the “full implementation” of the truce, which he hopes will also be extended. Meanwhile, the President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced today that the two-state solution is the only way to achieve peace between Israel and Palestine. Von der Leyen expressed this during a press conference in Canada with the Prime Minister of that country, Justin Trudeau, and the President of the European Council, Charles Michel.
An employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross was killed along with his family in a bombing in Gaza. An employee of the International Committee of the Red Cross died as a result of the Israeli bombing of Gaza, the humanitarian organization confirmed on its social networks. The victim’s name was Abdul Latif Ali Musa, and he had worked as an ambulance driver for 20 years. He was martyred in the northern Gaza Strip in one of the last attacks before the start of the truce agreed upon between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. Several members of his family were also killed.
Hamas leader says the movement is committed to the truce and prisoner exchange as long as Israel respects the agreement. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who resides in Qatar, said on Friday, in a recording, that the Islamic militia is committed to the truce and the exchange of prisoners as long as Israel also respects the agreement, according to Reuters news agency.
A portion of the 55,000 displaced Lebanese return to the border with Israel after the truce in Gaza. A portion of the more than 55,000 Lebanese who remained displaced by cross-border attacks with Israel returned to the border areas on Friday after a humanitarian truce in Gaza came into force early in the morning and is currently being followed in Lebanon as well. The Lebanese Army confirmed in a statement that “a portion of citizens have returned to their homes in the southern border areas” and asked them to take maximum precautions in light of the presence of unexploded ordnance remaining from the clashes that lasted nearly seven weeks in Lebanon. Region.
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