Hamas says it will continue to carry out Gaza transactions, including hostage exchanges.
Hamas said Thursday it will continue to implement the Gaza ceasefire contract, including hostage exchanges within the agreed time frame, Reuters reported.
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The UK on Thursday said it would fit the Syrian sanctions region after Bashar al-Assad rules fell late last year, but would ensure a freeze on assets imposed on former government members and a travel ban. reports.
“We make these changes to help Syrians rebuild their own countries and promote security and stability,” says Stephen Dauty of Europe, North America and overseas territories. .
“The government remains determined to retain Bashar al-Assad and his companions to explain their actions towards the Syrian people.”
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The Associated Press (AP) reported in a statement Thursday that Hamas confirmed in a statement on Thursday that Egyptian-Qatar mediators will work to “remove all hurdles” and that the group will implement a ceasefire agreement It’s doing it.
The statement showed that three more Israeli hostages will be released on Saturday, the Associated Press reported.
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Hamas says it will continue to carry out Gaza transactions, including hostage exchanges.
Hamas said Thursday it will continue to implement the Gaza ceasefire contract, including hostage exchanges within the agreed time frame, Reuters reported.
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Denmark has pledged $1.4 million in assistance to UNRWA
The Danish government said Thursday it has pledged an additional 10.2 million crore ($1.4 million/$1.2 million) to the UN’s Palestinian Refugee Agency (UNRWA).
Denmark “provides a new contribution of 10.2 million crore to strengthen UNRWA neutrality and internal reform processes,” the government said in a statement, according to Agence France-Presse (AFP).
After Israel accused UNRWA of providing coverage for Hamas militants, Israeli lawmakers have passed laws as of January 30th that hinder operations in Israeli soil.
Many donors cut their support for UNRWA after the accusations, but almost all have resumed funding. The UN says UNRWA will continue to work on all Palestinian territories.
“The increased Danish support is a clear signal that it stands behind Unrwa’s work and mission. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Rocke Rasmussen said in a statement. The minister also said, “The minister said, “Absolutely about Israeli laws against UNRWA.” I’m worried about this.”
Denmark also announced that the overall contribution of 105 million crore per year will be distributed immediately, not throughout the year.
Israel claims that 12 UNRWA employees were involved in the 2023 Hamas attack, claiming that other agencies could intervene to provide critical services, assistance and reconstruction.
A series of investigations led by former French foreign minister Katherine Colonna found “issues related to neutrality” at UNRWA, but stressed that Israel has not provided evidence of the headline claim.
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Hamas has confirmed its commitment to continue the Gaza ceasefire contract according to the agreed time frame, Reuters reports on the newsline.
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Dozens of heavy machinery, including bulldozers and construction equipment, were lined up on the Egyptian side of the Rafa border prior to their entry to Gaza on Thursday, national partnership media reported.
The Alcajera news, tied to Egypt’s intelligence agency, said trucks carrying mobile homes were stationed at the intersection, ready to enter Palestinian territory.
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Agence France-Presse (AFP) has the following statement from Hamas: Previously, the group reported that they did not want the Gaza ceasefire agreement to collapse (see 8:37am GMT).
A Hamas spokesman said in a statement:
We implement it (ceasefire) and require that we fully comply with the occupation.
Mediators are pressured to complete the full implementation of the (Israel) contract, complying with humanitarian protocols and resuming the exchange process on Saturday. ”
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Tips for progress came when mediators Qatar and Egypt pushed to save the Gaza ceasefire agreement that took effect last month.
The current first phase of the ceasefire has seen Israeli hostages released in small groups in exchange for Israeli custody. Fighters who have not yet agreed to the next phase of the armistice have traded charges of violations, spurring concerns that violence could resume.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Hamas to proceed with the planned release, stating that “we should avoid resuming Gaza hostility.”
Myraf Sonsein, an analyst for the International Crisis Group, told AFP that despite their public conflict, the fighters are still interested in maintaining the armistice and “have not given up on anything yet.” . “They’re just playing a power game,” she said.
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Updated to 09.42 GMT
Palestinian sources have tried to save Gaza’s ceasefire from the worst crisis to ensure Hamas will release Israeli hostages on time this weekend. He said there was “progress.”
The ceasefire, which largely halted fighting in the Israeli-Hamas War, plunged into uncertainty after extremist groups said they would not release hostages on Saturday, citing Israeli violations. Israel said that if Hamas fails to release hostages as planned, it will resume the war in Gaza.
“There’s progress,” a source told AFP, adding that the mediator has obtained “a promise to introduce humanitarian protocols that begin this morning.”
“Hamas confirmed that Egyptian officials to make its commitment to doing the sixth prisoner exchange on time on Saturday as soon as Israel respects its commitment,” another source told AFP. .
President Donald Trump had warned that “hell” would be released if Hamas had not been able to release “everything” by then. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said if the battle resumes, “the new Gaza War will not end without Hamas’ defeat and the release of all hostages.” “It also enables President Trump’s vision for Gaza to be realized,” he added.
Trump sparked global protests with a proposal for the US to take over the Gaza Strip and move 2.4 million residents to Egypt or Jordan.
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Updated to 09.42 GMT
Hamas says he doesn’t want to collapse the Gaza ceasefire
Hamas said Thursday that it does not want the Gaza ceasefire deal to collapse, Reuters reported.
Mediators are pushing for the deal to be fully implemented, and Israel will be holding an exchange of Israeli hostages held in Gaza on Saturday for Israeli held Palestinian prisoners and detainees. We assure you that you will comply and revive, Hamas said in a statement.
Israel has called on military reserves to write about the possibility of a re-turbulence of war in Gaza if Hamas fails to meet the Saturday deadline to release more Israeli hostages.
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A report from Rafa in southern Gaza, Tareq Abu Azzoum in Al Jazeera said he can see “hundreds of UN trucks lined up” waiting for permission to enter Gaza.
The Al Jazeera News Network is prohibited from operating within Israel by the government of Benjamin Netanyahu.
He reports that he describes the situation as “fragile,” he says.
A key element of the current ceasefire agreement is the provision of humanitarian assistance, including shelter materials such as tents and mobile homes, which house thousands of displaced people currently living in the wreckage of crushed homes.
This was a significant demand from Hamas, who accused Israel of intentionally preventing temporary shelter delivery and heavy machinery entry.
Heavy machinery and mobile house intrusions play an important role in stabilizing the entire area. It also helps to remove logistics and various issues that can be seen on the ground. ”
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Three Israeli hostages reportedly agreed on Saturday
After a day’s mixed message on the release of hostages on Wednesday, Palestinian sources and Israeli media on Thursday morning have suggested Hamas’ release of three Israeli hostages will go as planned. Ta.
Haretz reported that a Palestinian source said:
Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement on the next phase of the deal, which will take place this Saturday. The contract releases three hostages… (and) Israel will increase the intrusion of aid into strips, primarily tents, gas, and tents, gas, and tents. Medical equipment. ”
Egyptian media channel Al-Rad reported that negotiations in Cairo brought Hamas and Israel closer to an agreement. Israeli Channel 12 broadcasters also reported an increase in humanitarian flows under Israeli control.
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It was 10am in Gaza City, Tel Aviv and Cairo and 11:30am in Tehran. This is the heading:
Arab intermediaries are rushing to save the deployment of troops and tanks and tanks around the strip, ahead of the possibility of a ceasefire this weekend.
Hamas unexpectedly announced on Monday that it had postponed the next scheduled release of three Israeli hostages over the weekend.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warned on Wednesday that Hamas would maintain a ceasefire agreement by Saturday and would resume the war in Gaza if it did not release Israeli hostages. Sources from some local media on Thursday morning suggest that both sides agreed that three hostages would be released on Saturday.
According to a reading of the calling between the two leaders by the Egyptian presidency, Egyptian President Abdel Fatta al-Sisi and King Abdullah of Jordan, on Wednesday, the Palestinians should be rebuilt without chasing them away.
Israel reports say the US has approved the existence of “long-term” Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, but Israel reportedly demanded that multiple posts in southern Lebanon remain troops until February 28th. Israel had previously agreed to dismiss the troops by the end of January.
There is a fear that the unfamiliar displacement of the Bedouin people by Israeli settlers has the purpose of fragmenting the territory intended for the future Palestinian state.
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