The cease-fire-hostage deal between Israel and Hamas is about to enter impact at 8:30 a.m. native time Sunday, Qatari officers introduced Saturday.
The Israeli navy confirmed the beginning time and stated its troops will “implement the operational procedures within the area in accordance with the set agreements.”
“The IDF has been getting ready to obtain the hostages after their launch from Hamas captivity and is working to offer appropriate bodily and psychological help, with cautious consideration to each element,” the navy stated.
The cease-fire plan, which can see Israeli hostages exchanged for Palestinian prisoners in addition to a pause in combating within the 15-month conflict, was authorized by Israel’s cupboard early Saturday morning, following hours of intense deliberations. The deal was then inked by Israel’s nationwide safety advisor.
The primary section of the three-stage cease-fire deal, which can embody a six-week pause in combating, will see 33 Israeli hostages exchanged for the discharge of practically 1,900 Palestinian prisoners. Israeli captives who’re set to be launched through the first section, alive or useless, embrace ladies, youngsters, and males over 50.
In response to the deal Israeli leaders greenlit Saturday, the primary hostage trade will start at 4 p.m. native time, the place three feminine hostages are anticipated to be launched, adopted by one other 4 captives launched every week later, and the remaining 26 freed over a five-week interval.
Throughout every swap, Israel will launch Palestinian prisoners after the hostages have arrived dwelling protected.
Additionally through the first section, Israeli troops are to drag again to a buffer zone in Gaza close to the border with the Jewish state, whereas vehicles carrying much-needed humanitarian help together with meals and medical provides are to flood the decimated territory.
Regardless of the upcoming armistice between Israel and Hamas, the Jewish state fended off a missile assault fired from Yemen Saturday. The Iran-backed Houthi terror group claimed accountability for the assault, which it stated had focused the Protection Ministry in Tel Aviv.
“The missile hit its goal with excessive accuracy, thanks be to Allah,” a Houthi spokesman stated.
The IDF stated the projectiles have been intercepted by its air protection methods.
Israel, in the meantime, continued to bombard the Palestinian enclave Saturday, with tanks shelling in Gaza Metropolis whereas fighter jets blasted central and southern Gaza. At the very least 123 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli troops since information of the cease-fire deal broke Wednesday, based on the Palestinian Civil Emergency Service.
Hamas sparked the bloody conflict after launching a shock assault on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, with the fear group and its allies killing 1,200 folks and taking one other 250 captive. An estimated 97 hostages stay, with an estimated 60 believed to be alive.
Israel responded to the deadliest assault within the nation’s historical past with a floor offensive in Gaza, bombarding the enclave and killing over 46,000 Palestinians, based on native well being officers, who don’t distinguish between civilian and navy deaths.
On Saturday, the US additionally introduced that it will donate $117 million for safety help to Lebanon as Beirut seeks to implement the tenuous cease-fire settlement introduced in November between Israel and the Iran-backed terror group Hezbollah.
The help to the war-rattled nation will assist Lebanon’s armed forces and safety forces “as they work to say Lebanese sovereignty throughout the nation,” a US State Division spokesperson stated.
With Submit wires