2023-11-23 14:20:03
International reactions continue to pour in. France called “to full implementation” of the agreement between Israel and Hamas on the release of 50 hostages in exchange for a humanitarian truce and exchange of Palestinian prisoners, and this “without further delay”, Thursday November 23. Paris once again urges “the immediate release of all hostages”declared Anne-Claire Legendre, spokesperson for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “We call for the terms of this agreement to be fully respected”she also said, emphasizing how much the wait for the families of the hostages was “cruel and unbearable”. Follow the situation in our live stream.
Iranian foreign minister speaks with Hezbollah leader. Hezbollah, an ally of Palestinian Hamas, said the two officials had “reviewed the latest developments in Palestine, Lebanon and the region and (…) efforts to end Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip”. This meeting comes as clashes intensify in southern Lebanon, the day after a strike in which five Hezbollah militants were killed, including the son of the party’s parliamentary bloc
The release of the hostages postponed until Friday at the earliest. The negotiations “continue non-stop”, said the head of the Israeli National Security Council on the night of Wednesday to Thursday. For its part, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported nighttime Israeli strikes, which corroborates the desire of the Israeli authorities not to take a break for the moment.
“This war continues,” says the Israeli Prime Minister. Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Wednesday, a few hours after the announcement of an agreement reached to free at least 50 hostages held by Hamas and establish a four-day truce. “This war continues until we achieve all our objectives, recover our hostages and destroy Hamas”he said.
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