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The Israeli government voted Tuesday night to accept a deal that would release some hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza. The vote came just after 3 a.m. on Wednesday morning in Israel following more than six hours of discussion between Israeli cabinet members. A statement from Hamas said that in exchange for the 50 freed hostages, Israel will release 150 Palestinian women and children prisoners. A senior Israeli official told NBC earlier on Tuesday that the Palestinian prisoners did not directly kill Israelis themselves but rather played supporting roles in the crimes. Per Israeli policy, families of the victims of the Palestinian prisoners would have 24 hours to appeal their release to the Israeli Supreme Court.
Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, Benny Gantz, Israel, — Rebecca Picciotto Organizations: Hamas, IDF, NBC Locations: Tel Aviv, Israel, Gaza
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) shakes hands with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas during their meeting in Jordan's capital Amman on October 13, 2023. Husam Zomlot, the Palestinian ambassador to the United Kingdom, said Sunday that the United States has not taken a hard enough stance in support of Palestinians. But Blinken and Abbas still diverged when it came to demands for an immediate ceasefire. Blinken has expressed support for "humanitarian pauses" of the violence in order to ease aid deliveries and hostage rescues. "Unfortunately, we haven't heard that and that's why we did not come up with a joint statement," Zomlot said.
Persons: Antony Blinken, Mahmud Abbas, Husam Zomlot, Zomlot, Mahmoud Abbas, Abbas, Blinken, — Rebecca Picciotto Organizations: CBS, West Bank, U.S Locations: Jordan's, Amman, Palestinian, United Kingdom, United States, U.S, Ramallah, Palestine, Israel
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Minister Benny Gantz also spoke at the briefing, reiterating that the war against Hamas is likely not near its end. Netanyahu doubled down on Israel's two goals in the war: to eradicate the military and governing powers of Hamas and to rescue all of the group's hostages. The prime minister warned civilians in Gaza to find safe areas as Israel intensifies its presence in the region. Gallant spoke on the complications of returning the hostages under Hamas. He said there might be a higher probability of rescuing the abductees as Israel's military pressure escalates, which Gantz emphasized in his own remarks.
Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant, Benny Gantz, Netanyahu, Gallant, Gantz, — Rebecca Picciotto Organizations: Israeli, Hamas Locations: Israel, Gaza
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