Israel releases 39 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for 13 hostages
Saturday, 25 November 2023
Israel has released 39 Palestinian prisoners after Hamas released 13 Israeli hostages.
A group of 24 Palestinian women and 15 Palestinian teenagers were released by Israel as part of a hostage and prisoner swap.
They were released near the Beituniya checkpoint in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The prisoners have been released under an agreement brokered by Qatar.
In this, a four-day pause has been given in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The released prisoners face charges ranging from stone throwing to attempted murder. Some of them have been convicted and some are on trial.
Earlier, Hamas released 13 Israeli hostages. These hostages were handed over to the Red Cross involved in relief work and were taken towards Gaza's border with Egypt.
Hamas should also release American hostages, possibility of permanent ceasefire: US President Joe Biden
Saturday, 25 November 2023
US President Joe Biden, in his response to Hamas's release of 24 hostages, including 13 Israelis, has said that he hopes that the American hostages will also be released soon.
He said that there is a possibility of a permanent ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Joe Biden also praised US diplomatic efforts for a four-day pause in the conflict between Hamas and Israel and expressed hope that the agreement would be extended and more hostages would be released in the coming days.
When the US President was asked whether the immediately implemented four-day pause in the conflict between Hamas and Israel could later turn into a complete ceasefire, he said that there is a strong possibility of this.
However, he refused to estimate how long the war between Hamas and Israel would last.
He said that Israel's objective of eliminating Hamas cannot be questioned but it is a difficult mission.
On Friday, Hamas released 24 hostages, including 13 Israelis. After this Israel released 39 Palestinian prisoners.
Hollywood actress fired from show for anti-Israel post, says silence is not an option
Saturday, 25 November 2023
Actress Melissa Brera, who starred in the American TV series 'Scream', was fired from the seventh edition of the series for making anti-Israel statements.
After this, Mexican actress Melissa Brera has broken her silence and said, silence is not an option.
Melissa Brera posted on her social media account about the recent tensions between Israel and Hamas, in which Melissa Brera expressed her feelings and thoughts, saying that the "genocide" in Gaza must stop and that Israel should 'defund Gaza' as a detente. Uses as center.
This statement of Melissa Brera was called 'anti-Semitic' by the studio that made the series.
Breaking her silence about this, Melissa Brera wrote in a social media post, "First of all, I condemn anti-Semitism and Islamophobia. I condemn any kind of hatred and prejudice against any group of people.''
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