A spokesperson for Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Monday morning that the ceasefire between Israel, Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza will be extended by two more days. As part of ongoing mediation, the State of Qatar announces that an agreement has been reached for the extension of the humanitarian pause by two additional days.
According to a spokesperson for Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas will continue for an extra two days in the Gaza Strip.
An agreement has been reached to extend the charitable pause for an additional two days in the Gaza Strip, the State of Qatar announces as part of the continuous mediation.
—. November 27, 2023, Dr. Majed Al Ansari ( @majedadalanaari )
At a press conference on Monday afternoon, John Kirby, the National Security Council’s coordinator for strategic communications, declared that the extension would “result in the release of 20 more individuals, women, and children.” ” Until all the hostages are freed, we’d definitely like to see that extension extended actually more,” he continued.
According to Kirby, there are eight to nine Americans still being held as hostages, and the US is not involved in deciding who is freed. More than 2, 000 trucks loaded with essential supplies and tens of thousands of gallons of fuel, according to him, have entered Gaza as a result of the cease-fire.
The deal, which started on Friday and was actually supposed to last four days, allowed for the release of 50 women and children held hostage by Hamas in exchange for their release from Israeli prisons. More humanitarian aid was even able to reach Gaza thanks to the pause. Israel had agreed to extend the ceasefire for 24 hours for every extra ten hostages released, according to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, who confirmed this on NBC’s TODAY show last Wednesday.
According to the Times of Israel and NBC News, Hamas has confirmed the extension. Israel does not seem to have confirmed it right away.
Officials will work to release the remaining hostages held in Gaza, according to President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Although Biden stated in a Sunday night post on X,” To keep this pause in fighting going beyond tomorrow is our goal- but that we can continue to see more hostages come out and surge more humanitarian relief to those in need,” they did not immediately appear to have publicly responded to news of the ceasefire extension on Monday morning.
This is a growing narrative. Check again for updates. According to a spokesperson for Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will be extended for an extra two days in the Gaza Strip. The State of Qatar declares that a deal has been reached to extend the charitable pause by an additional two days as part of the continuous mediation.
A spokesperson for Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Monday morning that the ceasefire between Israel, Hamas and other militant groups in Gaza will be extended by two more days. As part of ongoing mediation, the State of Qatar announces that an agreement has been reached for the extension of the humanitarian pause by two additional days.
Ilia Yefimovich/ZUMA. Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.. The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will be extended for an additional two days in the Gaza Strip, a spokesperson for Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Monday morning.. The State of Qatar announces, as part of the ongoing mediation, an agreement has been reached to extend the humanitarian pause for an additional two days in the Gaza Strip.. — د. ماجد محمد الأنصاري Dr. Majed Al Ansari (@majedalansari) November 27, 2023. National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby confirmed the extension at a press briefing Monday afternoon, saying that it would “result in the release of 20 more individuals, women and children.” He added, “We’d certainly like to see that extension extended even further until all the hostages are released.”. Kirby said officials believe there are eight to nine Americans who remain in hostage, and that the US is not involved in determining who is released. He added that the truce has allowed a “surge of humanitarian assistance into Gaza,” which he said has included more than 2,000 trucks filled with needed supplies and tens of thousands of gallons of fuel.. The agreement, which began Friday and was originally planned to last four days, placed a temporary pause in the war between Israel and Hamas, allowing for the release of 50 women and children held hostage by Hamas in exchange for the release of Palestinian women and children held in Israeli prisons. The pause also enabled more humanitarian aid to reach Gaza. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed on NBC’s TODAY show last Wednesday that Israel had agreed to extend the ceasefire for 24 hours for every additional ten hostages released.. Hamas has confirmed the extension, according to the Times of Israel and NBC News. Israel does not immediately appear to have confirmed it.. President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken have said officials will work to free the rest of the hostages held in Gaza. They did not immediately appear to have publicly responded to news of the ceasefire extension on Monday morning—though in a Sunday night post on X, Biden wrote, “To keep this pause in fighting going beyond tomorrow is our goal – so that we can continue to see more hostages come out and surge more humanitarian relief to those in need.”. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
