The Israeli army believes that not all the dead hosts in Gaza will be returned Monday. Trump visits Jerusalem to meet the prisoners' families
The Israeli army expects not all the remnants of the hostages that are still in the Gaza strip to be returned on Monday, a high military manager said on Sunday evening. The US President will visit Jerusalem Monday to give a speech in Knesset and to meet the families of the hostages.
The fire termination agreement was negotiated with the support of Washington. Photo EPA
“Unfortunately, it is something we anticipate, that not all the dead hosts will be returned tomorrow”, This person in charge, under the protection of anonymity, told the journalists, according to AFP, quoted by Agerpres.
A spokesman of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had previously stated that “An international body, agreed in the Fire Tervele Agreement, will help to locate the hostages (dead) if they are not found and released“Monday.
“The exchange of prisoners is expected to start Monday morning”
We recall that a high -ranking official of the Hamas movement said on Saturday, October 11, that the release of the 48 hostages held in the Gaza Strip will start on Monday morning, according to the recently signed fire between Hamas and Israel.
“According to the signed agreement, the exchange of prisoners is expected to start on Monday morning, as it has been agreed, and there are no new developments in this regard,” said Osama Hamdan, one of the leaders of Hamas, for AFP, quoted by Agerpres.
The 48 hostages – most Israeli citizens – are to be released at the first stage of the agreement, mediated by the United States. Instead, Israel will release about 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in its prisons.
The cessation of fire was negotiated with the support of Washington.
The announcement comes at a critical moment, more than six months after the failure of the previous armistice. Since then, the conflict continued with a devastating intensity: over 68,000 dead in Gaza, most civilians, according to the data of the local health authorities.
“For centuries [de lupte]”
The US president will visit Jerusalem Monday to give a speech in Knesset and meet the families of the hostages, according to The Telegraph.
While traveling to Israel before the expected release of Hamas hostages, Donald Trump said the war in Gaza ended.
The American leader said people are “Tired” of conflict and that he believes that a cessation of fire will take place after the exchange of hostages and prisoners Monday morning.
The president added that the reconstruction of the Gaza strip will start “immediately” and that it will start with the removal of the structures from the “place of demolition”.
“For centuries [de lupte]… not just recently. I think people got tired of it. Yes, cessation of fire will resist“, Trump said aboard Air Force One Sunday evening.
He told reporters: “The war ended. The war is over, do you understand that?”
The president also said he received calls from world leaders because “everyone wants to be part ” From the planned supervisory body, the Peace Board.
Donald Trump said he talked to Tony Blair about possible involvement but wanted to find out if it were a choice “Popular”.
“I like Tony, I always liked Tony, but I want to find out it is an acceptable choice for everyone,” he said.
Asked if he would like to visit Gaza himself, Trump said: “Aand wants to put your feet (no in Gaza) at least. But I think it will be a great miracle in the coming decades, and you know, if you go too fast, it won't be good … you have to go with the right speed. “
The Israeli government has remained optimistic that all 20 survivors and the bodies of 28 other hostages who died in Gaza will be returned Monday morning.
On Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that “Tomorrow our children will return to our borders. “
“This is an exciting evening, an evening of tears. M“It is the beginning of a new way – a way of reconstruction, a way of healing and, I hope, a path of the united hearts“Netanyahu said.
There is “still major security challengesIn front, and “Israeli military campaign did not end ”he warned.
“Some of our enemies are trying to recover to attack us from noU, “said Netanyahu.
Israel and Hamas were stuck in eleven -hour negotiations on the release of Palestinian prisoners, according to The Telegraph.
The disputes focused on the requests for issuing the commanders of Hamas and Marwan Barghouti, the prominent Palestinian, as part of a US peace agreement to return the hostages to Israel and end the war in Gaza.
A new round of discussions took place on Sunday morning on this subject and it is not known whether the Hamas pressure could delay the release of hostages, according to the quoted source.
Hamas wants to release seven high-ranking Palestinian leaders, including Barghouti and Hamas commanders convicted for killing dozens of Israeli civilians during the second Intifade, sources close to negotiations said.
Israel excluded this week the release of Barghouti, his most prominent Palestinian detainee. He was closed for 23 years for his role in the 2001 and 2002 terrorist attacks.
We recall that Donald Trump promised “the release of all the hostages soon” and “an Israeli withdrawal to a agreed line”, steps that would open the way to “A strong, durable and eternal peace.” Behind these great statements is a fragile negotiation process, still in progress, which risks collapsing at any time.
