On April 26, the Times of Israel news agency reported that Israeli negotiators accepted a deal to release only 20 hostages, including women, in the first batch. A man over 50 and a seriously ill hostage in exchange for a temporary truce in the Gaza Strip. Israel had previously offered to release 40 hostages on these conditions, but Hamas did not accept the offer.
The media also quoted a senior Israeli official who argued that The number of hostages accepted by Israel is 33, including women, elderly people and patients believed to be alive. As for Hamas, there were nearly 20 hostages confirmed to be freed. On April 25, Mr. Ronen Baar, director of the Shin Bet security service, and Maj. Gen. Nitzan Alon, Responsible for hostages, the Israeli army proposed a new hostage exchange agreement to a meeting of the Israeli Cabinet’s war response task force, but did not specify the duration of the truce to bring the hostages home. The meeting also ordered Israeli negotiators to discuss a more flexible agreement with Egyptian representatives.
For progress in building a floating port on the coast of Gaza after US President Joe Biden The construction of the port was announced in March, said Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of Defense. Confirming that the US Army Construction of a floating port has begun on the southern coast of Gaza City, central Gaza Strip. to deliver humanitarian aid more quickly to Gaza It will be able to transport up to 2 million meals per day. It is scheduled to go into operation in early May. However, the US military’s port construction operation has raised concerns that it could draw US troops into the war in Gaza. But Mr. Biden has ordered no US troops on the coast of Gaza.
This disclosure is also consistent with reports that The Israeli military has approved the Joint Logistics Over The Shore (JLOTS) project, indicating it is a guaranteed international collaboration. Aid is still being delivered to civilians in Gaza. Reuters media reports, citing US government sources, that These relief items must be inspected by Israel before entering Gaza. This was despite inspections from Israeli officials when the aid was first transferred to a cargo ship in Cyprus. out of concern that relief supplies might be sent to Hamas fighters to strengthen their own forces.
