Security officials believe it may take a month before new truce for hostage release – report

 

Security officials believe it may take up to a month for enough military pressure to build on Hamas that a new window will open for a truce and the release of more hostages held in the Gaza Strip, Army Radio reports.


The unsourced report says that military operations will need to continue in both the north and the south of the enclave for this to happen.


Under a weeklong truce deal that expired on Friday, 105 civilians were released from Hamas captivity in Gaza: 81 Israelis, 23 Thai nationals and one Filipino. Earlier, four hostages were released and one was rescued, and at least three bodies have been recovered.










No comments:

Post a Comment

29

China’s Rising Debt Spurs Moody’s to Lower Credit Outlook

  The ratings agency cut its view of the country’s finances to negative, saying it was concerned about the potential cost of local gover...

27

25

30