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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu had also visited Gaza on 19 November 2024 and offered $5 million to anyone who hands over the Israeli hostages.
Hamas has agreed to the release of Israeli hostages on Sunday. According to news agency AFP, Hamas will release 34 hostages in the first phase of the exchange deal. This includes all women, children, elderly and sick prisoners. Whether they are alive or dead.
A Hamas member told AFP that negotiations for the release of the hostages had been going on for a long time. Israel had also sent a list of hostages. However, this process will take Hamas a week. During this time the kidnappers will identify the alive and dead prisoners.
According to the office of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, at present Hamas has not sent the list of hostages to be released.
On October 7, 2023, Hamas attacked several Israeli areas along the Gaza border and took 254 people hostage. So far, more than 150 hostages have been released, while about 100 people are still in captivity of Hamas. The Israeli Army has confirmed the death of 34 people.
The footage is of the Hamas attack on the Nova Festival on October 7. There was a stampede as soon as Hamas fighters arrived.
Talks between Israel and Hamas in Qatar for the release of hostages Talks were going on between Israel and Hamas in Qatar for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages. The US, Qatar and Egypt had been mediating for several months to reach an agreement between the two sides.
Demonstration for the release of hostages On January 4, people demonstrated outside PM Netanyahu’s house. After which the police arrested 4 people. In other states of Israel including Tel Aviv, family members are protesting and appealing to the government to free the people imprisoned by Hamas.
Demonstrations have been going on in Israel for several months for the release of the hostages.
Hamas released video of Israeli female soldier Amidst the ongoing ceasefire deal in Qatar, Hamas released the video of 19-year-old Israeli female soldier Liri Elbag on January 4. Liri was taken hostage by Hamas on 7 October 2023. Liri Elbagh was kidnapped from Nahal Oz Army Base along with 6 female soldiers. Of these, 5 women soldiers are still in captivity of Hamas.
In this video, Liri blamed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for not freeing the Israeli hostages from Hamas captivity.
Hamas has released the video of Liri Elbagh. Regarding which his family members say that they are heartbroken after seeing their daughter.
Liri said- Netanyahu government has forgotten me
According to the Times of Israel, Elbagh said-
I am just 19 years old. My whole life has stopped. We have been held hostage for more than 450 days. The Netanyahu government has forgotten me and the other hostages. I think that the Israeli people captured by Hamas are not a priority for the government or the army.
Elbagh said the release of the detainees depended on the withdrawal of Israeli forces. However, no information has been revealed about when this video was recorded.
Liri’s parents also released the video For Liri Elbagh, his family had also released a video in which they appealed to leaders of the world including Israel to come forward to free the Israeli prisoners. He had appealed to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the PM should take decisions regarding the hostages as if they were your own children.
Liri’s parents said that their daughter is alive and it is up to the PM to bring her back safely.
Netanyahu spoke to Elbag’s parents on January 4 Netanyahu spoke to Elbag’s parents on January 4 regarding this matter. He assured Elbagh’s family that he is doing everything possible for the hostages to return home. All hostages will be safely brought back to Israel as soon as possible. ,
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