Qatar says agreement reached to release Israeli hostage, allow Palestinians to return to north Gaza

This is what returning home looks like after 15 months of unrelenting war. There is little left to salvage here in what once was Gaza's densely populated Al Bore refugee camp. Israel's military onslaught leaving this small strip of land almost entirely uninhabitable. This was our house, our garden, Amel says. This was our whole life, all our memories. Her daughter clutches on to whatever toys they were able to recover from their destroyed home. Like all families here, they will now try to carry on with life, no matter what uncertainty lies ahead. In Gaza City, the streets have already begun to fill in the absence of air strikes and artillery. Little girls dressed in the traditional Palestinian hole, celebratory cakes being shared in the streets. For many, amid so much loss, the ceasefire is both *** moment of long awaited respite and *** moment of rare joy. Even though we are heading into *** difficult and uncertain phase, the thought of no longer losing the people you love, of being able to sleep one night without the fear of losing someone dear to you, is truly *** relief, this woman says. For over *** year now, Palestinians in Gaza have spent each night hoping to survive just one more day. Gaza is small, but it's survived against the world. The whole world was defeated, and we endured. To persevere is in itself *** victory. But even under *** ceasefire, the war has made survival at its most basic level *** persistent challenge for Palestinians in Gaza. In Rafah, an area once designated *** safe zone, the remains of decomposing bodies are *** reminder of the kind of brutality Gaza's people have survived. Buildings stand hollowed beside mountains of rubble, some returning to their now destroyed homes, but this time alone, their loved ones killed over the course of the war. We are defeated. We have no life left. We will live in the streets, Mohammed says. I came here hoping to see my house still standing, but I found it destroyed. With so much lost in Gaza, the road ahead will be long and difficult. But despite the incomprehensible suffering this small enclave has faced, there remains an unwavering sense of hope.

Qatar announced early Monday that an agreement has been reached to release an Israeli civilian hostage and allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza, easing the first major crisis of the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.Related video above: Gaza residents process grief and loss after Israel-Hamas ceasefireThe statement from Qatar, a mediator in ceasefire talks, said Hamas will hand over the civilian hostage, Arbel Yehoud, along with two other hostages before Friday. And on Monday, Israeli authorities will allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza.The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a statement, said the hostage release 바카라 게임 웹사이트� which will include soldier Agam Berger 바카라 게임 웹사이트� will take place Thursday and confirmed that Palestinians can move north on Monday. Israel바카라 게임 웹사이트�s military said people can start crossing on foot at 7 a.m.Under the ceasefire deal, Israel on Saturday was to begin allowing Palestinians to return to northern Gaza. But Israel put that on hold because of Yehoud, who Israel said should have been released on Saturday. Hamas accused Israel of violating the agreement.The release of Yehoud and two others is in addition to the one already set for next Saturday, when three hostages should be released.In addition, Hamas, in a statement, said the militant group had handed over a list of required information about all hostages to be released in the ceasefire바카라 게임 웹사이트�s six-week first phase. The Israeli prime minister바카라 게임 웹사이트�s office confirmed it had received it.Thousands of Palestinians have gathered, waiting to move north through the Netzarim corridor bisecting Gaza, while local health officials on Sunday said Israeli forces fired on the crowd, killing two people and wounding nine. U.S. President Donald Trump meanwhile suggested that most of Gaza's population be at least temporarily resettled elsewhere, including in Egypt and Jordan, to 바카라 게임 웹사이트�just clean out바카라 게임 웹사이트� the war-ravaged enclave. Egypt, Jordan and the Palestinians rejected that, amid fears that Israel might never allow refugees to return.Senior Hamas official Bassem Naim said Palestinians would never accept such a proposal, 바카라 게임 웹사이트�even if seemingly well-intentioned under the guise of reconstruction.바카라 게임 웹사이트� He said the Palestinians can rebuild Gaza 바카라 게임 웹사이트�even better than before바카라 게임 웹사이트� if Israel lifts its blockade.Dispute and shootings test fragile ceasefireIsraeli forces fired on the waiting crowds on three occasions overnight and into Sunday, killing two people and wounding nine, including a child, according to Al-Awda Hospital, which received the casualties.In a statement, Israel's military said it fired warning shots at 바카라 게임 웹사이트�several gatherings of dozens of suspects who were advancing toward the troops and posed a threat to them."Israel has pulled back from several areas of Gaza under the ceasefire, which came into effect last Sunday. The military has warned people to stay away from its forces, which still operate in a buffer zone inside Gaza along the border and in the Netzarim corridor.Hamas freed four female Israeli soldiers Saturday, and Israel released some 200 Palestinian prisoners, most of whom were serving life sentences after being convicted of deadly attacks. But Israel said Yehoud should have been released ahead of the soldiers.Hamas said it had told mediators 바카라 게임 웹사이트� the United States, Egypt and Qatar 바카라 게임 웹사이트� that Yehoud was alive and provided guarantees that she would be released.Frustration grew among the Palestinians waiting to go north as some warmed around bonfires against the winter cold.바카라 게임 웹사이트�We have been in agony for a year and a half,바카라 게임 웹사이트� said Nadia Qasem.Fadi al-Sinwar, also displaced from Gaza City, said, 바카라 게임 웹사이트�The fate of more than a million people is linked to one person,바카라 게임 웹사이트� referring to Yehoud.바카라 게임 웹사이트�See how valuable we are? We are worthless,바카라 게임 웹사이트� he said. Ending the war will be difficultThe ceasefire is aimed at ending the 15-month war triggered by Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack and freeing hostages still held in Gaza in return for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. Around 90 hostages are still in Gaza, and Israeli authorities believe at least a third, and up to half, have died.Itzik Horn, the father of hostages Iair and Eitan Horn, called any resumption of fighting 바카라 게임 웹사이트�a death sentence for the hostages바카라 게임 웹사이트� and criticized government ministers who want the war to go on.The ceasefire's first phase runs until early March and includes the release of 33 hostages and nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. The second 바카라 게임 웹사이트� and far more difficult 바카라 게임 웹사이트� phase has yet to be negotiated. Hamas has said it will not release the remaining hostages without an end to the war, while Israel has threatened to resume its offensive until Hamas is destroyed.Hamas-led militants killed some 1,200 people in the Oct. 7 attack, mostly civilians, and abducted around 250. More than 100 were freed during a weeklong ceasefire in November 2023. Israeli forces have rescued eight living hostages and recovered the remains of dozens more, at least three of them mistakenly killed by Israeli forces. Seven have been freed in the latest ceasefire.Israel's military campaign has killed over 47,000 Palestinians, more than half of them women and children, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. It does not say how many of the dead were combatants. The Israeli military says it has killed over 17,000 fighters without providing evidence.Israeli bombardment and ground operations have flattened wide swaths of Gaza and displaced around 90% of its population of 2.3 million people. Many who have returned home since the ceasefire began have found only mounds of rubble.___Magdy reported from Cairo and Krauss from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Associated Press writer Josef Federman in Jerusalem contributed.

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Related video above: Gaza residents process grief and loss after Israel-Hamas ceasefire

The statement from Qatar, a mediator in ceasefire talks, said Hamas will hand over the civilian hostage, Arbel Yehoud, along with two other hostages before Friday. And on Monday, Israeli authorities will allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza.

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a statement, said the hostage release 바카라 게임 웹사이트� which will include soldier Agam Berger 바카라 게임 웹사이트� will take place Thursday and confirmed that Palestinians can move north on Monday. Israel바카라 게임 웹사이트�s military said people can start crossing on foot at 7 a.m.

Under the ceasefire deal, Israel on Saturday was to begin allowing Palestinians to return to northern Gaza. But Israel put that on hold because of Yehoud, who Israel said should have been released on Saturday. Hamas accused Israel of violating the agreement.

The release of Yehoud and two others is in addition to the one already set for next Saturday, when three hostages should be released.

In addition, Hamas, in a statement, said the militant group had handed over a list of required information about all hostages to be released in the ceasefire바카라 게임 웹사이트�s six-week first phase. The Israeli prime minister바카라 게임 웹사이트�s office confirmed it had received it.

Thousands of Palestinians have gathered, waiting to move north through the Netzarim corridor bisecting Gaza, while local health officials on Sunday said Israeli forces fired on the crowd, killing two people and wounding nine.

U.S. President Donald Trump meanwhile suggested that most of Gaza's population be at least temporarily resettled elsewhere, including in Egypt and Jordan, to 바카라 게임 웹사이트�just clean out바카라 게임 웹사이트� the war-ravaged enclave. Egypt, Jordan and the Palestinians rejected that, amid fears that Israel might never allow refugees to return.

Senior Hamas official Bassem Naim said Palestinians would never accept such a proposal, 바카라 게임 웹사이트�even if seemingly well-intentioned under the guise of reconstruction.바카라 게임 웹사이트� He said the Palestinians can rebuild Gaza 바카라 게임 웹사이트�even better than before바카라 게임 웹사이트� if Israel lifts its blockade.

Dispute and shootings test fragile ceasefire

Israeli forces fired on the waiting crowds on three occasions overnight and into Sunday, killing two people and wounding nine, including a child, according to Al-Awda Hospital, which received the casualties.

In a statement, Israel's military said it fired warning shots at 바카라 게임 웹사이트�several gatherings of dozens of suspects who were advancing toward the troops and posed a threat to them."

Israel has pulled back from several areas of Gaza under the ceasefire, which came into effect last Sunday. The military has warned people to stay away from its forces, which still operate in a buffer zone inside Gaza along the border and in the Netzarim corridor.

Hamas freed four female Israeli soldiers Saturday, and Israel released some 200 Palestinian prisoners, most of whom were serving life sentences after being convicted of deadly attacks. But Israel said Yehoud should have been released ahead of the soldiers.

Hamas said it had told mediators 바카라 게임 웹사이트� the United States, Egypt and Qatar 바카라 게임 웹사이트� that Yehoud was alive and provided guarantees that she would be released.

Frustration grew among the Palestinians waiting to go north as some warmed around bonfires against the winter cold.

바카라 게임 웹사이트�We have been in agony for a year and a half,바카라 게임 웹사이트� said Nadia Qasem.

Fadi al-Sinwar, also displaced from Gaza City, said, 바카라 게임 웹사이트�The fate of more than a million people is linked to one person,바카라 게임 웹사이트� referring to Yehoud.

바카라 게임 웹사이트�See how valuable we are? We are worthless,바카라 게임 웹사이트� he said.

Ending the war will be difficult

The ceasefire is aimed at ending the 15-month war triggered by Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, attack and freeing hostages still held in Gaza in return for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. Around 90 hostages are still in Gaza, and Israeli authorities believe at least a third, and up to half, have died.

Itzik Horn, the father of hostages Iair and Eitan Horn, called any resumption of fighting 바카라 게임 웹사이트�a death sentence for the hostages바카라 게임 웹사이트� and criticized government ministers who want the war to go on.

The ceasefire's first phase runs until early March and includes the release of 33 hostages and nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. The second 바카라 게임 웹사이트� and far more difficult 바카라 게임 웹사이트� phase has yet to be negotiated. Hamas has said it will not release the remaining hostages without an end to the war, while Israel has threatened to resume its offensive until Hamas is destroyed.

Hamas-led militants killed some 1,200 people in the Oct. 7 attack, mostly civilians, and abducted around 250. More than 100 were freed during a weeklong ceasefire in November 2023. Israeli forces have rescued eight living hostages and recovered the remains of dozens more, at least three of them mistakenly killed by Israeli forces. Seven have been freed in the latest ceasefire.

Israel's military campaign has killed over 47,000 Palestinians, more than half of them women and children, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. It does not say how many of the dead were combatants. The Israeli military says it has killed over 17,000 fighters without providing evidence.

Israeli bombardment and ground operations have flattened wide swaths of Gaza and displaced around 90% of its population of 2.3 million people. Many who have returned home since the ceasefire began have found only mounds of rubble.

___

Magdy reported from Cairo and Krauss from Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Associated Press writer Josef Federman in Jerusalem contributed.

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