28- Nov-2023 – Aljazeera
US senator calls for indefinite ceasefire in Gaza
Peter Welch is now the second senator to call for an end to the war, adding pressure on President Biden to back a ceasefire.
“I fully support Israel’s right to pursue those who ordered and carried out the attacks of October 7th. But Israel must not do so in a way that leads to massive civilian casualties and the large-scale destruction of civilian infrastructure in Gaza. This will only incite more enemies against Israel and the US,” Welch said in a statement.
“For this reason, the ceasefire must be extended indefinitely.”
Welch said a ceasefire would prevent further loss of life, allow the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza, and advance efforts to free captives held in the enclave
ICRC says ‘successfully’ transferred 12 captives from Gaza
“We have been able to carry out this operation thanks to our neutral intermediary role,” the Red Cross said.
14-year-old Palestinian prisoner arrives home in East Jerusalem after release
Live footage airing on Al Jazeera shows the moment 14-year-old Palestinian prisoner Ahmed Salayme arrived at his family home in occupied East Jerusalem after his release from Israeli prison.
Bus carrying Palestinian prisoners leaves Ofer Prison
Al Jazeera Arabic’s Guevara al-Budayri, reporting from near Ofer, says that a bus has left the prison carrying a group of Palestinian prisoners who have been released. The bus has arrived in Beitunia, near Ramallah.
The Israeli Prison Service has said that 30 Palestinians have been freed, according to the AFP and The Associated Press.
Israeli and foreign captives in Gaza released to Red Cross
Pentagon says it paused flying drones over Gaza
Spokesman Patrick Ryder told a news conference that the US has complied with the truce agreement and suspended its dro壯陽藥 ne flights.
“Those [flights] have been paused for now,” he said.
The US military has said it was carrying out drone flights over Gaza to aid with the search for American captives held in the enclave.
Captives released from Gaza cross over into Israel
Reuters reports that the Israeli military says the 12 released captives have now exited Egypt and are “inside Israeli territory”, escorted by special forces.
Al-Quds Brigades says handed over ‘civilian’ captives as part of exchange deal
The armed wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad said on Telegram that it handed over “a number of civilian detainees”.
The announcement comes as Hamas released more Israeli captives to the Red Cross on the fifth day of the extended six-day truce.
Tense moments in East Jerusalem home ahead of Palestinian child’s release from prison
Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Jamjoom has been reporting live from the home of 14-year-old Ahmad Salayme, who has been freed as part of the latest Palestinian prisoner release.
The boy’s relatives, his friends and journalists had been huddling in the living room in Ras al-Amoud, a neighbourhood of East Jerusalem, in silence as Israeli security forces were outside.
“There is a lot of concern that this home could be raided at any moment,” Jamjoom said before Salayme returned home.
Israeli authorities have warned the families of Palestinian women and children being released as part of the Gaza truce against celebrating their return home.
Qatar, Israel confirm 12 captives released
The spokesman for the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs says the captives are 10 Israelis – a minor and nine women – as well as two Thai nationals.
Three of the Israelis are dual citizens – one from the Philippines and two from Argentina.
They might return and take him away’: Mother of released 14-year-old
Ahmed Salayme’s mother says the Israeli authorities searched the family’s home six times today ahead of her son’s release from prison and warned them against holding any celebrations whatsoever.
“Tomorrow, only relatives are allowed to come,” she told Al Jazeera.
She added that she fears her 14-year-old son could be taken away again “at any moment”.
“I’m constantly worried and afraid because at any moment they might return and take him away.”
Hamdan says Israel only understands ‘the language of force’, invites Elon Musk to Gaza
If Israeli captives were not in the hands of the “resistance”, then Israel would have never released Palestinian women and children held in Israeli jails, Hamdan argued.
Testimonies by released Palestinian prisoners show just how “barbaric … the occupation is”, the official said. “If we didn’t have Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, we would not have been forced to hold Israeli captives.”
Hamdan called on Arab leaders to implement resolutions agreed upon during the extraordinary joint Islamic-Arab summit in Riyadh, which took place earlier this month, to end the “Israeli aggression and siege on Gaza”.
He also called for an increase in the number of aid trucks that are being let into Gaza on a daily basis, to address severe shortages of basic necessities in the south, as well as in the north.
“We invite Elon Musk to visit the Gaza Strip, as he did Israel, to see the scale of the massacres and the crimes committed against our people,” Hamdan added, following the billionaire’s trip to Israel on Monday.
