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IDF Resumes Combat, Accuses Hamas Of Violating Truce Agreement

By LokMarg

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have accused Hamas of violating the operational pause by not providing the list of hostages to be released today by 7 am (local time) and also firing toward Israeli territory.

It further said that Hamas has fired towards the Israeli territory, and in response, IDF has also resumed its combat against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

“Hamas violated the operational pause, and in addition, fired toward Israeli territory. The IDF has resumed combat against the Hamas terrorist organization in Gaza,” IDF posted on X.

This comes as the agreed truce between Israel and Hamas is set to expire after seven days as 7 am (local time) was the scheduled time for the truce to expire, according to CNN.

Earlier in the day, IDF confirmed that one rocket was fired toward Israeli communities near Gaza which was shot down, Times of Israel reported.

There are no reports of injuries or damage from the attack, which breaks nearly a week of relative calm.

Earlier on Thursday, Hamas released six more Israeli hostages to Egypt via the Rafah crossing after one-day extension in truce.

The six hostages were identified as Bilal and Aisha Ziyadne, Ilana Gritzewsky, Nili Margalit, Shani Goren and Sapir Cohen, following the release of Amit Soussana and Mia Schem earlier today, reported The Times of Israel.

US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the avoidance of civilian casualties.

He said that the immediate focus is working with its partners to extend the pause, to continue to get more hostages released out of Gaza.

Noting that he has come to Israel once again, to advance several goals, Blinken said, “Our immediate focus is working with our partners to extend the pause so that we can continue to get more hostages out of Gaza and more assistance in.”

“We will not stop working until we get every hostage back home with their families and loved ones,” he stressed. (ANI)

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Israel Declares Emergency

Israel Shares List Of Hostages Released By Hamas

By LokMarg

The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office shared a list of all 13 hostages, who returned home to their loved ones after being taken hostage by Hamas during the October 7 terror attacks.

The Israeli PM Office informed that among those rescued as part of a swap deal with Hamas were 11 foreign nationals. In exchange for 24 Hamas hostages, who were rescued as part of the deal brokered by the US and Qatar, Israel also freed 39 Palestinian prisoners.

“The Israeli government embraces our citizens returning home. The Israeli government is committed to the return of all abductees and missing persons,” the PM Office said in a statement.

“Our citizens underwent an initial medical examination and their families were informed by the appointed officials that they were back,” it added.

The Israeli PM Office also put out details of the 13 nationals who returned to their homeland.

Three members of the Asher family who returned home were identified as Doron Katz-Asher (34), Raz Asher (4), and Aviv Asher (2)

Two members released from the Aloni family were identified as Daniel Aloni (45) and Amelia Aloni (5)

Three rescued members of the Monder family were identified as Ruth Munder (78), Keren Monder (54), and Ohad Monder (9).

Apart from them, five more Israeli nationals — Adina Moshe (72), Hana Katzir (76), Margalit Mozes (77), Hanna Perry (79) and Yaffe Adar (85) — were also released from captivity.

The PM Office said the government along with all the security forces accompanied the released hostages as they returned to their kin, who had been spending anxious days over their fates.

Earlier, on Friday, the first group of Israeli hostages were handed over to the staff of the International Committee for Red Cross as part of the hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, Times of Israel reported

The truce brokered by Qatar between Israel and Hamas went into effect at 7 am (local time) on Friday.

After the release of hostages on Friday, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that the nation is committed to returning of all the hostages from Gaza as it is “one of the aims of the war”.

In a video message posted on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Netanyahu said, “We just completed the return of the first of our hostages: children, their mothers and additional women. Each of them is an entire world.”

US President Joe Biden hailed the development calling it just the “start of a process”. He further affirmed hope that “dozens of hostages” will be returned to their families over the next few days.

Hamas might eventually free more hostages, in exchange for an extension of the ceasefire by an extra day for each 10 Israeli hostages, according to The Times of Israel report.

However, the released hostages are only a small group out of some 240 people held hostage by Hamas terrorists since October 7, when Hamas launched an attack on Israel. (ANI)

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