The Gaza Strip has entered this Sunday in ceasefire situation for the first time since November 2023 behind him agreement reached by Israel and Hamas to temporarily cease hostilities and facilitate an exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners whose final settlement has caused a delay of almost three hours over the time initially scheduled for the truce, 07:30 in the morning.
“According to the plan for the release of the hostages, Phase I ceasefire in Gaza will take effect at 11:15 a.m.” (local time, 10:15 a.m. in mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands), the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on his X social network account.
Israel demanded from Hamas the delivery of the names of the three Israeli hostages that the Palestinian Islamist movement had to deliver this afternoon according to the terms of the agreement. The Palestinian Islamist movement attributed the delay to “technical reasons” in a complex process by which it must first deliver these names to Qatari mediation, which in turn communicates them to Israeli Intelligence, and from there to the families.
Who are the three hostages released this Sunday?
Finally, the spokesman for the armed wing of Hamas, Abu Obeida, has publicly disclosed the names of the three hostages who will be released this afternoon: Romi Gonen, 24 years old; Emily Damari, 28, and Doron Steinbrecher, 31.
Damari and Steinbrecher were kidnapped from their homes in the Kfar Aza kibbutz during the October 7 massacrewhile Gonen was kidnapped at the Nova music festivalanother of the epicenters of the attack by Palestinian militias against Israel, which triggered the Gaza war.
The office of the prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahuhas confirmed that it has received “the list of kidnapped people who will be released today” as part of the ceasefire agreement. “Security forces are verifying the details right now,” the department announced on its X social network account.
The violence has continued until the last moment: after giving up The agreement was paralyzed at 7:30 a.m.Israel has announced the beginning of bombings in various parts of Gaza that have left at least 8 dead and 25 injured, according to the enclave’s Civil Defense.