Thousands of demand: hostages in the Gaza conflict must finally be free!

Thousands of demand: hostages in the Gaza conflict must finally be free!

thousands of people are currently demonstrating in numerous cities of Israel and demanding the continuation of the ceasefire in the Gaza War and the release of further hostages. In Tel Aviv, Haifa and other cities, the activists gather in order to draw attention to the precarious situation of the 59 hostages in the violence of Hamas. Alexander Trufanov, a recently liberated hostage -taker, refers to the hostages and describes how the thought of her accompanies him day and night. His message is clear: "Do not allow revenge and anger about the values ​​of humanity", as oe24.at reports.

critical negotiations on ceasefire

The first phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is running today. While Israel strives for an extension and the release of further hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, Hamas rejects this and demands that the next phase to continue the final end of the war. UN Secretary General António Guterres warns of "critical" days and emphasizes the urgency to maintain the ceasefire and the agreement on hostage liberation. ZDF reports that the negotiations are stalled due to differences between the parties.

In addition, Hamas has passed the corpses of four hostages to the Red Cross, which further increases the complexity of the negotiations. According to the agreement, the ceasefire remains as long as discussions about the next phase take place. However, Israel plans to continue operations until Hamas is fully neutralized. The Israeli army is already training intensively for a possible restart of the fighting, which makes the tense negotiations even more difficult.