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In the Gaza war, people continue to fear for the remaining hostages of the Islamist Hamas. Will the ceasefire be further extended or will the war continue? The overview.
Gaza/Tel Aviv - The ceasefire in the Gaza war between Israel and the Islamist Hamas has been extended. This was announced by the Israeli military in the morning, just before the deadline. This could free more hostages taken to the Gaza Strip and allow even more humanitarian aid to enter the area.
More Germans available
The terrorist organization released another 16 hostages on Wednesday. As in the days before, there were ten Israelis, the Israeli army announced on Wednesday. Among them are three Germans, confirmed German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock (Greens). In return, Israel released another group of 30 Palestinians from Israeli jails, the Israel Prison Authority announced overnight.
Guterres calls for ceasefire
A further extension of the ceasefire between Israel and the Islamist Hamas in the Gaza war is not enough, according to UN Secretary-General António Guterres. He calls for a "genuine humanitarian ceasefire". On Platform X (formerly Twitter), Guterres wrote on Wednesday evening: "Negotiations are underway to extend the ceasefire – which we very much welcome – but we need a real humanitarian ceasefire."
Biden: want to secure the release of all hostages
U.S. President Joe Biden thanked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, as well as Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi "for their continued partnership in this process and their continued commitment to bringing all hostages home and providing more assistance to the innocent people of Gaza," the statement said.
The U.S. remains "committed to securing the release of all those taken hostage by Hamas during its brutal terror attack on Israel on October 7," the U.S. president said in the statement. Biden did not elaborate on a possible extension of the ceasefire in the statement. His Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, had previously pledged to "do everything in our power to extend the pause." According to his own statements, he will be in Israel again.
A ceasefire has been in effect since Friday, during which hostages deported to Gaza and Palestinian prisoners from Israel have been exchanged.
Israel: Will continue war against Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced in a statement that he would resume fighting when "this phase of the return of our hostages is completed." Army spokesman Spielman also said that if the current deadline expired, they were ready to continue the military operation to completely destroy Hamas.
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Meanwhile, in the West Bank, according to the Red Crescent, there were clashes between soldiers and people waiting for the Palestinians to return home. There are said to have been injuries. Several Palestinians had previously been killed in the occupied West Bank in an Israeli anti-terror operation.
The ceasefire so far has improved the delivery of aid to the Gaza Strip, UN Secretary-General Guterres said. But the amount of aid is still not enough to meet the enormous needs of more than two million people, Guterres wrote on X. Civilians need a continuous flow of life-saving humanitarian aid to and throughout the area.
The Gaza war was triggered by the worst massacre in Israel's history, which was carried out by terrorists from the Gaza Strip in Israel near the border on October 7. More than 1200 people were killed. About 240 hostages were taken to Gaza, including several Germans. Israel responded with massive air strikes and a blockade of the Gaza Strip. At the end of October, his forces launched a ground offensive. According to Hamas, nearly 15,000 people were killed and more than 36,000 injured. The figures cannot be independently verified at this time.
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US Secretary of State Blinken is expected to return to Israel for talks. Dpa