According to Reuters, US President Joe Biden stated on Monday that he thinks an agreement to exchange a ceasefire for the release of some of the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza is near. During a Thanksgiving ceremony at the White House, the US President responded, "I believe so," when asked if a deal was imminent.
Last week, Reuters revealed that Qatari mediators were trying to broker an agreement between Israel and Hamas to swap 50 hostages for a three-day cease-fire. The agreement, according to the mediators, would facilitate the delivery of emergency aid to Gaza's civilian population.
Around 240 people—including women and children—were captured on October 7 when Hamas launched a cross-border attack into Israel. There are roughly 33 kids among the hostages. Israeli data indicates that this surprise attack by Hamas, the deadliest in Israel's 75-year history, claimed the lives of about 1,200 Israelis, the majority of whom were civilians. Israel, which views Hamas as an Islamist militant organization, invaded Palestinian territory in response to this unexpected attack in order to destroy the organization.
Since then, the Israeli army's relentless bombardment of Palestinians has resulted in the deaths of at least 13,000 people, including 5,500 children, according to the Hamas-run government in Gaza.
In the meantime, the Hamas-run health ministry claimed that Israel had carried out a deadly attack on the Indonesian hospital in Gaza, forcing 28 premature babies to be evacuated from the war-torn region to Egypt.
The WHO revised down by one the number provided by Egyptian media, saying that 28 premature babies evacuated from Gaza's largest hospital, Al-Shifa, had been taken to safety in Egypt through the Rafah crossing.
Although the Israeli army claimed to have "helped facilitate" the transfer, the WHO stated that "all babies are fighting serious infections and continue needing health care."
Israel claims that Hamas has employed extensive military tunnel networks beneath Al-Shifa. Additionally, it has displayed weapons that have been recovered, and on Sunday, Israel declared that it had found a tunnel but had not yet found any indications of a significant military headquarters underground.
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