It is the sixth day of the truce between Israel and Hamas, Wednesday November 29, with a new expected exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners. International mediators are increasing their efforts to obtain a lasting ceasefire. Follow our live stream.
New releases Tuesday evening. Twelve hostages (10 Israelis and two Thais) and 30 Palestinian prisoners were released again Tuesday evening. The truce agreement has already enabled the release of 60 Israeli hostages and 180 Palestinians imprisoned in Israeli prisons. Twenty-one foreign hostages, the majority Thais living in Israel, were released outside the framework of this agreement.
Continuation of talks. “Our main goal at present, and our hope, is to achieve a lasting truce that will lead to further negotiations and, ultimately, an end to the war.” , said Qatari Foreign Minister Majed Al-Ansari. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected back in Israel and the West Bank this week.
Humanitarian aid in trickles. In total, according to a White House official, 2,000 trucks managed to deliver food, fuel, medicine and equipment necessary for the operation of seawater desalination infrastructure. “In just over four weeks, we reached a sustained rate of 240 trucks per day.”