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Israel-Hamas war live: four-day ceasefire due to start on Thursday too short to meet Gaza’s needs, aid agencies warn

The first ceasefire in seven weeks of war in Gaza is due to come into effect on Thursday morning, officials from both Hamas and Israel have said, The Guardian reports.

AFP / Un panou publicitar din Ierusalim afișează portretele ostaticilor israelieni luați de militanții Hamas în atacul din 7 octombrie, pe 22 noiembrie
Sursa: AFP / Un panou publicitar din Ierusalim afișează portretele ostaticilor israelieni luați de militanții Hamas în atacul din 7 octombrie, pe 22 noiembrie

A four-day truce was announced early on Wednesday after days of feverish speculation and intense negotiations. Under the agreement, Hamas will free at least 50 of the more than 240 mostly Israeli hostages they took on 7 October.

In turn, Israel will release at least 150 Palestinian prisoners and allow up to 300 trucks of humanitarian aid into Gaza after more than six weeks of bombardment, heavy fighting and a crippling blockade of fuel, food, medicine and other essentials.

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