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The Israeli hostage release deal was back on track on Saturday night after a row over aid supplies to the north of the Gaza Strip.
A Palestinian official familiar with the negotiations, involving Egypt and Qatar, said Hamas would continue with the four-day truce agreed with Israel, the first break in fighting in seven weeks of war.
“After a delay, obstacles to release of prisoners were overcome through Qatari-Egyptian contacts with both sides, and 39 Palestinian civilians will be released tonight, while 13 Israeli hostages will leave Gaza in addition to 7 foreigners,” Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman Majed Al Ansari said on social media.
Earlier on Friday, a total of 24 hostages were released from Gaza and transported through the Rafah crossing into Egypt after seven weeks in captivity.
The exchange is the beginning phase of an agreement expected to free upwards of 50 captives of Hamas.
It comes as at least eight trucks carrying fuel and cooking gas were allowed into Gaza this morning, the Israeli ministry overseeing negotiation with the Palestinians has reported.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society reported this morning that 196 trucks crossed into the Gaza Strip through yesterday.
Joe Biden rang Qataris to investigate hold-up over hostage release deal - White House says
President Joe Biden spoke with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on the hold-up over the hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, a spokesperson for the White House National Security Council said.
The White House learned from the Qataris that the hostage agreement was back on and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was moving to collect the hostages.
Biden was briefed throughout Saturday morning and on the latest of the hostage deal implementation, spokesperson Adrienne Watson said.
18 arrests during Palestine Solidarity Campaign march in London
18 arrests were made among tens of thousands of people attending a Palestine Solidarity Campaign through central London.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Ade Adelekan, who led the policing operation, said: “I would like to acknowledge the overwhelming majority who came into London today and exercised their right to protest lawfully.
“Regrettably, there was still a small minority who believed the law did not apply to them. Thanks to the efforts of our CCTV teams and other officers, a number of those are already in custody.
“Investigations into other offences are already underway and will continue in the coming days.
“I would also like to thank the Met officers, as well as all those from other forces who travelled long distances to help us keep London safe, for their efforts.
“We said we would intervene decisively where offences took place and that is what they did.”
One man was arrested near Trafalgar Square for possession of a knife.
Another man was arrested on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker after an officer was struck in the chest. The officer wasn’t injured during the incident.
Final group dispersed from London March for Ceasefire protest
Police have said they have successfully cleared the last group of pro-Palestinian protesters from central London.
Tens of thousands joined The National March for Palestine, which aimed to finish in Whitehall, central London, the latest in several huge protests staged in the British capital every weekend since the Israel-Hamas war began.
The Met shared images of cleared streets around Whitehall and Trafalgar Square after reports the final group had been in possession of flares.
IDF say hostage release ‘not finalised until it actually happens'
IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari said the release of a second wave of Israeli hostages is “currently underway” in a press conference.
He conceded: “Nothing is finalised until it actually happens” and families would be the first to know about any more releases.
He said: “Every day is a new operation. We need to be patient it doesn’t reflect on what will happen tomorrow or the day after.”
He said “we will create conditions” to get hostages home as soon as possible.
He said the IDF were still looking for Hamas leaders and will find them “wherever they are.”
Daniel Hagari speaks to reporters
He dismissed reports that Israel came under attack earlier in the day as a “false alarm”.
41 children in total among hostages released by both Israel and Hamas
41 children are among the hostages being released on Saturday night after a breakthrough in negotiations between Israel and Hamas.
Spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry of Qatar, Dr Majed Al Ansari tweeted: “Those released from Israeli prisons included 33 children and 6 women, while those released from Gaza included 8 children and 5 women, in addition to 7 foreigners.
“We reiterate our appreciation for the efforts of our partners in mediation efforts, Egypt and the United States of America, for the collaborative efforts that removed obstacles to implementing the terms of the agreement for today.”
The announcement came after Hamas delayed the releases for several hours, saying Israel had violated the terms of a truce deal that had set the stage for such swaps.
Saturday is the second day of what was meant to be a four-day truce.
Until Saturday afternoon, it still appeared everything was going according to plan. Aid trucks were entering Gaza, Hamas handed a list of more than a dozen hostages slated for release to mediators Qatar and Egypt, and Israel’s Prison Service prepared a list of dozens of Palestinian prisoners for release.
But by nightfall, as the hostages should have emerged from Gaza, Hamas announced that it was delaying the release over what it said were Israeli truce violations including lack of aid making it through not enough veteran prisoners being freed.
Seven foreigners among 20 hostages being released by Hamas
Hamas agreed to release 13 Israelis and seven foreigners late Saturday in exchange for 39 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, Qatari and Egyptian mediators said, after the militant group delayed the second round of swaps for several hours and claimed that Israel had violated the terms of a truce deal.
The last-minute snag had created a tense standoff on the second day of what was meant to be a four-day cease-fire.
Families of hostages and their supporters await news anxiously over who will be released
By nightfall, as the hostages should have emerged from Gaza, Hamas alleged that the aid deliveries permitted by Israel fell short of what was promised and that not enough of the aid was reaching northern Gaza — the focus of Israel’s ground offensive and main combat zone.
Hamas also said not enough veteran prisoners were freed in the first swap on Friday.
Qatar says problem delaying prisoner release solved
Problems that had delayed the release of hostages this evening have been overcome, Qatar has said tonight.
A second group of Hamas captives are now expected to be set free later this evening.
Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesperson Dr. Majed Al Ansari tweeted: “After a delay, obstacles to release of prisoners were overcome through Qatari-Egyptian contacts with both sides, and 39 Palestinian civilians will be released tonight, while 13 Israeli hostages will leave Gaza in addition to 7 foreigners.”
Hamas hits out at Israel for not allowing half of aid trucks through in tense hostage negotiations
Hamas spokesperson Osama Hamdan told a press conference on Saturday that Israel has not fulfilled its part of their truce agreement and that it had informed the mediators about Israel’s violations.
He also said the group affirmed its commitment to the truce sponsored by Egypt and Qatar that began on Friday.
Hamdan said a total of 340 aid trucks had entered Gaza since Friday and that 65 of those trucks had reached northern Gaza - “which was less than half of what Israel agreed on.”
Egypt trying to resolve delay in second hostage release from Gaza - official
Egypt is working as a mediator to resolve the delay in the second round of Israeli hostage releases from Gaza, a Palestinian official familiar with the matter told Reuters on Saturday.
It came as White House officials said there are no American hostages expected to be released Saturday in the latest prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas.
The officials said, “We don’t expect any Americans to be released today but remain hopeful” some will be released in the coming days.
President Biden said on Friday that he was unsure when any American hostages being held by Hamas terrorists would be released after none were included among those freed on the first day of the terrorist organization’s cease-fire with Israel.
“We don’t know when that will occur, but we’re going to expect it to occur,” Biden said.
Live: Israelis protest in Tel Aviv for release of remaining Hamas hostages from Gaza
Watch live as Israelis protest in Tel Aviv for the release of the remaining 240 hostages being held captive by Hamas inside Gaza.
The protest is occurring as a four-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas secured the release of 13 hostages on Friday 24 November.
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