It is now in place (19.01.2025) between Israel and Hamas and the release of hostages after months of intense negotiations. At 8.30 a.m. the truce between Israel and Hamas will begin while some issues remain pending. Hamas has not yet given the names of 33 hostages expected to be released with Benjamin Netanyahu expressing his strong opposition. CORVERSE Under an agreement for today Hamas will leave three women and Israel will release 95 prisoners. “We will not proceed with the deal until we get the list of hostages released, as agreed. Israel will not tolerate violations of the agreement. Integrity is Hamas’ responsibility,” said an Israeli Prime Minister announcement. CORVERSE Hamas for its part invokes “technical reasons” for delaying the provision of names of hostages. According to the source, Hamas executives communicate “of course through envoys and it takes time to agree on the names and location of hostages”. “The list will only be released after Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar’s approval,” adds the source. And all this while U.S. elected president Donald Trump sent a clear message to Benjamin Netanyahu “to do what he must do” for the truce. In particular the elected President Donald Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to “continue to do what needs to be done”, while stressing his desire to end the war between Israel and Hamas.
Truce between Israel and Hamas from today in a fragile balance
—
in World