According to information provided by Israeli government spokeswoman Shosh Bedrosian, the process of releasing the hostages will begin on Monday morning. First, 20 living people will be released, and in the following hours the bodies of 28 people who died in captivity will be handed over.
“The Israel Defense Forces launch Operation Homecoming to free our hostages from Hamas captivity. In a few hours, we will all be united – one nation, embraced and united,” reads a message published by the IDF on the X platform.
The Chief of the General Staff of the Israeli Army, General Eyal Zamir, made his statement on this matter. He said two years of military pressure on Hamas, combined with diplomatic pressure, resulted in victory.
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The commander announced further actions to ensure that no threat to Israel and its citizens will arise from the Gaza Strip. He added that the military is still fighting a war on several fronts, which will change the face of the Middle East and Israel's security strategy for years.
War in the Gaza Strip
The war in the Gaza Strip is a brutal and long-lasting armed conflict between Israel and the Palestinian organization Hamas, which intensified especially after Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023. Since then, Israeli forces have been conducting an intensive military operation that has led to huge losses among the civilian population, destruction of infrastructure and deepening the humanitarian crisis. This conflict has deep political, religious and historical roots.
