इस्राइल-हमास संघर्ष विराम समझौता लागू हो गया है : Celebrations in Gaza as ceasefire begins : जंगबंदी की तमाम updates

इस्राइल-हमास के बीच हुए समझौते को लागू करने में फंसा पेच अब दूर हो गया है। दो घंटे की देरी के बाद हमास ने इस्राइल को तीन बंधकों के नाम सौंप दिए हैं। इसके साथ ही इस्राइल-हमास संघर्ष विराम समझौता लागू हो गया है। समझौता लागू करने में देरी को लेकर इस्राइल ने हमास को जिम्मेदार ठहराया। इस्राइल ने कहा कि युद्ध विराम समझौता सुबह 11:15 बजे (स्थानीय समयानुसार ) लागू हो गया। वहीं इस्राइल की ओर से गाजा में किए गए हमलों में आठ लोगों की मौत हो गई।

इस्राइल-हमास के बीच छह हफ्ते तक चलने वाले पहले चरण का संघर्ष विराम रविवार सुबह 8.30 बजे से लागू होना था। समझौता लागू करने से पहले इस्राइल की ओर से कहा गया कि जब तक हमास रिहा होने वाले बंधकों के नाम नहीं सौंप देता, तब तक संघर्ष विराम शुरू नहीं होगा। वहीं हमास ने कहा कि तकनीकी कारणों से नाम सौंपने में देरी हो रही है। वह युद्ध विराम समझौते के लिए प्रतिबद्ध है। दो घंटे बाद हमास की ओर से तीन बंधकों के नाम इस्राइल को सौंपे गए। इसमें तीन महिलाओं के नाम शामिल हैं। इनको सात अक्टूबर 2023 को बंधक बनाया गया था।

उधर, हमास की ओर से नाम मिलने में हो रही देरी के बीच इस्राइल ने गाजा पट्टी में हवाई हमले किए। इसमें आठ लोगों की मौत हो गई। दक्षिणी गाजा शहर के खान यूनिस में नासिर अस्पताल ने हमले में लोगों की मौत की पुष्टि की। इस्राइल ने कहा कि हमास ने रिहा किए जाने वाले बंधकों के नाम नहीं बताकर संघर्ष विराम की शुरुआत में देरी की। युद्धविराम शुरू होने के लगभग दो घंटे बाद हमास ने नाम सौंपे।

पहले चरण में रिहा किए जाएंगे 33 बंधक
समझौते के तहत हमास पहले चरण में 33 बंधकों को रिहा करेगा और बदले में इस्राइल 700 फलस्तीनी कैदियों को मुक्त करेगा। इस समझौते से दोनों पक्ष अपने सबसे घातक व विनाशकारी संघर्ष को समाप्त करने के एक कदम और करीब पहुंच रहे हैं।

नेतन्याहू ने दी थी चेतावनी
गाजा में युद्ध विराम समझौते से पहले इस्राइली पीएम बेंजामिन नेतन्याहू ने हमास के चेतावनी दी थी। इस्राइल ने कहा था कि इस्राइल को जंग फिर से शुरू करने का अधिकार है। उन्होंने कहा कि जब तक उन्हें हमास की ओर से रिहा होने वाले बंधकों की सूची नहीं मिल जाती, तब तक वे समझौते पर आगे नहीं बढ़ पाएंगे। नेतन्याहू ने कहा था कि इस्राइल समझौते का उल्लंघन बिल्कुल बर्दाश्त नहीं करेगा। हमास इसके लिए जिम्मेदार होगा। जरूरत पड़ी तो इस्राइल अमेरिका के समर्थन से फिर से युद्ध शुरू कर सकता है। हम चाहते हैं कि पहले सभी बंधकों को इस्राइल वापस लाया जाए। युद्ध शुरू होने के बाद हमने मध्य पूर्व का चेहरा बदल दिया है।

समझौते के विरोध में दक्षिणपंथी पार्टी ने छोड़ा साथ
इस्राइल-हमास के बीच हुए युद्ध विराम समझौते के विरोध में दक्षिणपंथी पार्टी ओत्जमा येहुदित ने नेतन्याहू सरकार का साथ छोड़ दिया। पार्टी के नेता और इस्राइल के राष्ट्रीय सुरक्षा मामलों के मंत्री इटमार बेन ग्वीर कहा कि उनकी पार्टी के कैबिनेट मंत्रियों ने अपना इस्तीफा सौंप दिया। हालांकि नेतन्याहू की सरकार पर यहूदी पार्टी ओत्जमा येहुदित के अलग होने का कोई प्रभाव नहीं पड़ेगा। इससे न तो गठबंधन टूटेगा और न ही युद्ध विराम समझौता प्रभावित होगा। मगर बेन ग्वीर के जाने से गठबंधन अस्थिर हो गया है।

DOAM
@doamuslims
🔴 At least 122 Palestinians, including 33 children, have been killed in Israeli airstrikes across the #Gaza Strip since the announcement of the ceasefire agreement on Wednesday.

Israel is trying to kill as many Palestinians as possible before the ceasefire comes into effect on Sunday.

Sprinter Observer
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Israeli Defense Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and his far-right Jewish Power party left the coalition government today, making good on their threat if Israel agrees to a ceasefire agreement with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

In addition to Ben Gvir, Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu and Minister of the Negev, Galilee and National Resistance Yitzhak Wasserlauf also submitted their resignation letters to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Aid trucks are to enter besieged Gaza Strip.

IRNA News Agency
@IrnaEnglish
The withdrawal of the Israeli army from the Gaza Strip

News sources reported that some units of the Israeli army, including the 932nd Battalion of the Nahal Brigade and the 84th “Givati” Brigade, have withdrawn from #Gaza Strip.

Gaza latest: Ceasefire begins – after names of first hostages set to be freed by Hamas released

The Gaza ceasefire deal came into effect at 9.15am today following a delay of more than two hours after Israel said Hamas had not provided a list of the hostages up for release.

Hamas says Israel will send list of 90 Palestinian prisoners to be released

Hamas has said Israel is today set to hand over a list with the names of 90 Palestinian prisoners to be released in exchange for the three Israeli female hostages held by the group in Gaza.

In a statement, Hamas said the prisoners included women and children.

As we’ve been reporting in our coverage today, there was a delay in the start to the ceasefire after Israel said it has not received the list of the hostages that Hamas would free.

Hamas then named the hostages and blamed the delay on “technical field reasons”.

‘We cannot fall into euphoria,’ hostage’s family member says
We “cannot fall into euphoria” when seeing the release of hostages, Moshe Lavi, whose brother-in-law was kidnapped by Hamas in 2023 has told Sky’s Trevor Phillips.

Lavi said his family had not received much information about his brother-in-law Omri but he had been sent two proofs of life – one in November of 2023 and the other in April last year.

“We assume he is alive but we haven’t received any other indication,” he said.

When it came to the ceasefire, he said: “It’s a difficult moment for the families of hostages. We are going to rejoice and celebrate the release of 33 hostages.

“We’ll make sure that those who return alive are supported.

“At the same time Omri is not with those 33 and so many others aren’t.

“It just means we cannot fall into euphoria when seeing the release of hostages.

“We have to keep pushing for a comprehensive deal and the execution of the second phase.”

When it came to whether he thought he would see his brother-in-law again, he added: “I try not to be optimistic or pessimistic.”

Aid trucks arrive at Kerem Shalom crossing

About 200 aid delivery trucks, including 20 carrying fuel, have begun arriving at the Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing ahead of entry into the Gaza Strip, two Egyptian sources have told Reuters.

The aid trucks were using the Kerem Shalom entry point pending completion of maintenance at the Rafah border crossing into southern Gaza from Egypt, the sources said.

Elsewhere, our partner network NBC News says it has seen trucks going toward the Kerem Shalom border crossing with Israel and the Rafah crossing with Egypt this morning.

Why is Rafah a key location?

Rafah is Gaza’s only gateway to the rest of the world that’s not directly controlled by Israel.

It is under the control of Egypt as part of an agreement with Israel and the European Union.

However, it has never been a fully open border crossing.

Celebrations in Gaza as ceasefire begins

Celebrations have erupted across Gaza and some Palestinians have begun returning to their homes.

The truce, which started at 9.15am (UK time), is a first step toward ultimately ending the conflict and returning nearly 100 hostages abducted in the 7 October 2023 Hamas attack that triggered it.

Here are some of the scenes emerging from Gaza today…

Israel: War could have ended long ago if Hamas laid down weapons
Israel’s foreign minister Gideon Sa’ar is giving a news conference from Jerusalem.

He says the deal that is being carried out is because of a “commitment to our brothers and sisters who are being held in captivity”.

“I want to make it clear that Israel is committed to achieve all the goals of the war that the security cabinet determined, that includes a return of all our hostages and the dismantling of Hamas,” he says.

“This war could have ended long ago if Hamas laid down its weapons and handed over our hostages.”

He says if Hamas stays in power the “regional instability might continue” in Gaza.

“We are determined to achieve the objectives of the war,” he adds.

He stresses that what happens now is a “temporary ceasefire”.

Israel shares pictures of 33 hostages expected to be released

Israel have shared pictures of the 33 hostages they believe will be released in the first phase of the ceasefire deal.

The government published the names on their X account.

Following the 7 October Hamas attack in 2023, the fates of nearly 100 hostages taken by Hamas are still unknown.

While some have been killed, rescued by IDF forces, or returned home in an exchange, many remain unaccounted for.

Hostage release begins after 2pm

The Israeli prime minister’s office has said that the release of three hostages held by Hamas in Gaza will take place after 2pm today.

In a statement, it also said four other living female hostages would be freed in seven days.

This detail about the hostage release comes as the long-awaited ceasefire in Gaza finally begins after a nearly three-hour delay.

The truce was postponed after Hamas did not name the three hostages it planned to release later today.

What happens now?

The 42-day first phase of the ceasefire should see a total of 33 hostages returned from Gaza and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees released.

Israeli forces should pull back into a buffer zone inside Gaza, and many displaced Palestinians should be able to return home.

Ceasefire deal to come into effect at 9.15am

A Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas will come into effect at 9.15am (UK time).

The long-sought ceasefire for Gaza, where Israel has been waging a powerful military campaign for the past 15 months, was agreed by Israel’s cabinet on Friday night after a breakthrough in negotiations mediated by the US, Qatar and Egypt was announced on Wednesday.

It was initially set to begin at 6.30am today but it was put on hold by Benjamin Netanyahu after Hamas failed to issue the list of the hostages up for release to Israel.

Now, Israel has confirmed it will go ahead at 9.15am after it received a list of hostages in Gaza to be released today.

It also said it had begun notifying families of hostages to be released via representatives of the Israeli military.

Israel confirms names of first hostages received

An Israeli official has confirmed that the names of the first hostages to be released have been received.

As we reported earlier one of them is British-Israeli Emily Damari, the other two are Romi Gonen and Doron Steinbrecher.

Israel had earlier said it would continue to fight in Gaza until the names were handed over in accordance with the agreement, with the start of the ceasefire delayed as a result.

Emily Damari among first hostages set for release

Names of three hostages released

Analysis: Mediating teams knew ceasefire would be shaky

By Alistair Bunkall, Middle East correspondent

8.30am has come and gone. The ceasefire that so many millions in Gaza and Israel had been desperately hoping for, has not happened.

Seconds later, black smoke started rising above northern Gaza in what must have been a message from the IDF to Hamas: this is what is at stake; abide by terms of the deal, release the names of the three hostages due to be handed over today, otherwise the war will continue.

Hamas blame “technical field reasons”, which I understand might relate to their difficulties passing messages between their leadership in Gaza. They have long avoided mobile phones to prevent detection by the Israeli military.

Many in Israel will naturally blame Hamas for playing games and risking the lives of the hostages and the Gazan people.

If we’re looking for optimism during these tense moments then the fact that Hamas has taken responsibility, rather than blaming Israel, might be encouraging.

But so many hours and months have been expended during the negotiation of this deal, and thousands of lives lost as round-after-round broke down, so for it to be delayed because Hamas hasn’t given the first three names to Israel is deeply frustrating.

The mediating teams knew the ceasefire would be shaky, they knew that there would be bumps in the road and have encouraged both Israel and Hamas to remain calm as any difficulties are worked through.

They already have an early test to overcome, and before the ceasefire has even begun.

Ben-Gvir resigns from Israeli government over ceasefire

Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has resigned from government in opposition to the ceasefire deal.

The far-right minister has previously criticised the deal as giving in to Hamas and threatened to resign if it was approved.

Two other ministers from Ben-Gvir’s Otzma Yehudit’s party have also resigned over the deal.

The Otzma Yehudit party is no longer part of the ruling coalition but has said it will not try to bring down Netanyahu’s government.

Israel receives names of hostages to be released – report

At least eight Palestinians killed in Gaza amid delay in ceasefire – report

Israeli military strikes killed at least eight Palestinians across the Gaza Strip amid a delay in the implementation of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian civil emergency service has said.

Earlier we brought you comments from Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari who said the truce would not begin until Hamas handed over the names of three hostages to be released later on Sunday, echoing an earlier statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The truce had been set to go into effect at 6.30am (UK time).

The ceasefire was set to pause the fighting after 15 months of war and see the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip and hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.

Scenes emerging from Gaza this morning

Large plumes of smoke have been rising over northern Gaza amid reports from the IDF that they are carrying out strikes.

The Israeli military said earlier they had struck “terror targets” in northern and central Gaza and were “continuing to operate” in the region.

Sirens have also been sounding in communities near the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said.

Why has the ceasefire been delayed?

After 470 days of war, the truce that was set to come in place between Israel and Hamas at 6.30am this morning has been delayed.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the truce would not begin until Hamas provided a list of the hostages who were to be released during the day.

Hamas said the delay was due to “technical” reasons.

Here, our Middle East correspondent Alistair Bunkall looks at why the deal has been delayed…

FlyingBeagle
@FlyingBeagle_
“This moment…

The ceasefire has now come into effect after 470 days of the war of extermination waged by the Occupation on the Gaza Strip.

470 days of bombardment, massacres, and destruction have culminated in this moment, where the sounds of planes and explosions fall silent, leaving behind deep wounds and unforgettable memories etched into the hearts of our people.”