Tragic fate: hostages from Gaza were finally confirmed dead!
Tragic fate: hostages from Gaza were finally confirmed dead!
In a heartbreaking chapter of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the return of six hostages, including the Austrian-Israel Citizen Tal Shoham, is expected. These hostages, which are part of a ceasefire deal, are to be handed over to Israel on Saturday. In addition to Shoham, who is 39 years old, the three young Israelis Omer Wenkert (23), Omer Shem-Tov (22) and Eliya Cohen (27) kidnapped by the Nova Festival are also said to return. Two mentally ill men, Hisham al-Sayed and Avera Mengistu, who have been captured in the Gaza Strip for over ten years, are also in this group. Al-Sayed and Mengistu have already been hosted in the area in 2014 and 2015, such as the reported.
negotiations and ceasefire
The exchange of a total of 33 hostages against hundreds of Palestinian prisoners marks the first part of the previously agreed trade. The second phase of the ceasefire is scheduled to begin on March 2 and include the transfer of the remaining hostages. The conversations about the modalities of this phase, which were originally scheduled for February 3, are now to start this week, where Hamas has declared that they are ready to relieve all of the remaining hostages together. These diplomatic efforts are supported by the mediation of the United States, Egypt and Qatar in order to possibly also initiate the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.
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| Ort | Gazastreifen, Palästinensische Gebiete |
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