Despite the fact that the cease-fire is constantly under pressure, especially after its deadly strikes in recent days, it has announced that it will hand over two bodies of dead Israelis.
The Israeli military confirmed that the Red Cross received two coffins of dead hostages from Hamas in Gaza and handed them over to Israeli forces. The bodies will then be flown to Israel for identification and burial.
Where are we with the truce?
Under the terms of the ceasefire, Hamas has released all living hostages in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, while Israel has withdrawn its troops to the Yellow Line after it halted its offensive and increased aid to the enclave.
Hamas also agreed to hand over the remains of all 28 dead hostages in exchange for 360 Palestinian fighters killed in the war. By Thursday, he had handed over 15 bodies.
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Israel accuses Hamas of deliberately delaying the handover of the remaining bodies of hostages still in Gaza, while Hamas has long made clear that it will take time to locate and recover them due to the extent of the destruction wrought in the enclave.
In this context, it is worth emphasizing that the dispute over the recovery and delivery of the bodies of the hostages is only one of the thorns that remain and do not allow the full implementation of the plan of the US President Donald Trump to definitively end the war in Gaza.
These include what the future administration of Gaza will be and the demand for Hamas to disarm.
In particular, the question of disarming Hamas, which has not yet begun, appears to be a prime opportunity for Israel to accuse the organization of violating the truce.
Netanyahu: “If Hamas doesn’t disarm, we will”
The statements of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who earlier today stated that: “Israel still has work to do to settle Gaza, are typical. If Hamas continues to clearly violate the ceasefire, it will be faced with strong attacks like those two days ago and yesterday. We decide and act whenever we deem necessary to remove immediate threats from our forces. At the end of the day, Hamas will be disarmed and Gaza will be demilitarized. If foreign troops do this, great. But if they don’t, we will.”
From Tuesday to Wednesday, Israel launched attacks in Gaza in response to a Palestinian attack on its troops that killed one soldier. From the Israeli bombardment according to the health authorities of Gaza, 104 people were killed, including 46 children and 20 women according to the Palestinian Authority.
