International community urges extension of ceasefire between Israel-Hamas ahead...

International community urges extension of ceasefire between Israel-Hamas ahead of four-day agreement’s end 국제사회 이스라엘-하마스 휴전연장 압박 “전체 인질석방 때까지 지속해야“ Turning to the war in the Middle East. Seventeen additional hostages have been released, on the third day of a four-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Amid calls from the international community, urging an extension of the pause, Israel appears open to prolonging the ceasefire. However, it emphasizes that a ground operation will resume at the end of the agreement. Our Shin Ha-young reports. As the temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is set to end on Monday, the international community is urging an extension of the truce. According to AFP on Sunday, France has expressed the need for the ceasefire to continue until all hostages kidnapped by Hamas are released. During an interview with French media, French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna urged for the release of the hostages from France and other countries, emphasizing the necessity for a further ceasefire. Earlier, U.S. President Biden also hoped the pause in the fighting would go on as long as hostages were getting released. “That’s my goal -that’s our goal -to keep this pause going beyond tomorrow so that we can continue to see more hostages come out and surge more humanitarian relief into those in need in Gaza.“ Egypt and the Netherlands have agreed on the need to extend the truce in the Gaza Strip and take urgent action to deliver humanitarian aid to the Palestinians. Other Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia and Jordan, have also emphasized the importance of extending the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. On the third day of hostage releases on Sunday, Hamas released 17 hostages, including 13 Israelis in exchange for 39 Palestinians who had been held in Israeli detention centers. 33 of the Palestinians released by Israel were teenagers. The Associated Press reports that Hamas is willing to release more hostages in exchange for an extended ceasefire. Citing sources close to the Palestinian militant group, they’re willing to release an additional 20 to 40 hostages. With 58 hostages being released in the first 3 days of the 4-day temporary ceasefire, so far, it’s still short of the reported 240 people taken captive by Hamas on October 7th. Meanwhile, in a video statement to President Biden, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is open to extending the current ceasefire, but once it is over, the military’s ground operation will return in full force. Shin Ha-young, Arirang News. #Israel #Gaza #Hamas #Hostage #Ceasefire #이스라엘 #가자_지구 #인질_석방 #휴전_연장 #Arirang_News #아리랑뉴스 📣 Facebook : 📣 Twitter : 📣 Homepage : 2023-11-27, 18:00 (KST)