At least 60,000 prefabricated dwellings and 200,000 tents should be delivered to Gaza during the first phase of the agreement, in addition to the equipment for the release of the rubble, according to a copy of the agreement seen by the New York Times.
On Friday, it is not clear if Israel had recommended that it was allowed to enter Gaza. Omer Dostri, spokesperson for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, said on Thursday that Israel did not authorize prefabricated housing or heavy construction equipment, without explaining the justification. He didn’t say if it could change.
But even if the agreement appears on the right track in the near future, quarrels have prompted pessimism to find out if the ceasefire will last. The first phase is expected to expire in early March, and Israel and Hamas have not yet agreed on the conditions to extend the agreement.
They were to start indirect discussions during the second phase last week, including negotiations from the end of the war, the release of the remaining living hostages and the withdrawal of the Israeli Gaza forces.
But Thursday, Dostri said that Israel “did not currently lead to negotiations during the second phase of the agreement”. Netanyahu faced pressure from members of his right -wing coalition to resume the fight against Hamas after the six weeks increase.
The three Israeli captives were detained beyond the end of October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched its surprise attack on Israel during which 1,200 people were killed and 250 hostage. All three were removed from Nir Oz, an Israeli border community devastated by the assault; About a quarter of 400 residents were killed or removed.
For the family of IIIR HORN, his release will probably be a bit bitter. His brother, Eitan Horn, was not included on the list of 33 Israeli hostages to release, which means that his freedom was delayed in the nebulous “second phase”.
Iair Horn was a longtime member of Nir Oz who managed the local advertising. Eitan visited his brother for a vacation weekend when Hamas’ attack started, according to their father, Itzik Horn, who added that he had lost contact with them shortly after.
“Let them free all the Palestinian prisoners we have here, all the terrorists-what am I causing myself,” Horn said in an interview with the New York Times in December 2023. “The most Important is not to defeat Hamas.
Mr. Dekel-Chen, father of three young girls, was taken while working in the Nir Oz machine workshop on the morning of the assault. He never met his third daughter, who was born two months after his kidnapping, according to the Families Hostage and Missing forum, a plea group.
His father, Jonathan Dekel-Chen, campaigned tirelessly for his release, including trips to the White House to meet American officials. He criticized the Israeli government, which he said did not do enough to release the captives earlier.
Mr. Troufanov, engineer of a subsidiary of Amazon, was abducted by a small militant group, the Palestinian Islamic jihad, who also confirmed on Friday that he would be released. His father was killed during the attack led by Hamas and his mother, his grandmother and his girlfriend were also taken hostage. They were released with more than 100 other hostages during a truce of a week in November 2023.
In November, the Palestinian Islamic jihad published a hostage video featuring Mr. Troufanov, in which he seemed tired, with a beard and bags not connected before his eyes. He mentioned a lack of food and water.
