{"id":6492,"date":"2025-02-16T01:25:20","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T01:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/israel-and-hamas-make-6th-exchange-keeping-cease-fire-intact-for-now\/"},"modified":"2025-02-16T01:25:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T01:25:20","slug":"israel-and-hamas-make-6th-exchange-keeping-cease-fire-intact-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/israel-and-hamas-make-6th-exchange-keeping-cease-fire-intact-for-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel and Hamas Make 6th Exchange, Keeping Cease-Fire Intact for Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Hamas freed three more Israeli hostages on Saturday as Israel released 369 Palestinian prisoners, prolonging a fragile cease-fire in the Gaza Strip that appeared to be teetering only days ago.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The hostages \u2014 Alexander Troufanov, 29, known as Sasha; Iair Horn, 46; and Sagui Dekel-Chen, 36, one of the few Americans still held in Gaza \u2014 were noticeably thinner and paler after spending 16 months in captivity. They had been abducted from the Israeli border village of Nir Oz during the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023, that ignited the war in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But they did not appear as emaciated as the three hostages released last Saturday, whose condition prompted outrage and horror in Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Palestinian militants once again used the exchange, the sixth carried out under the first phase of the cease-fire, to stage a show intended to demonstrate that they still dominate Gaza, despite Israel\u2019s devastating bombardment and ground invasion in response to the 2023 attack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Dozens of gun-toting fighters affiliated with Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad forced Mr. Troufanov, Mr. Horn and Mr. Dekel-Chen to mount a stage in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis and to give speeches in Hebrew, with portraits of Hamas leaders on the stage behind them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">On the stage, the militants also displayed photos of Matan Zangauker, an Israeli hostage still in captivity, and of his mother, Einav Zangauker, who has been campaigning for his freedom. They were shown alongside an hourglass and the words, \u201cTime is running out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The militants, some carrying Israeli weapons, later gave the hourglass to Mr. Horn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In a jab at President Trump\u2019s recent call for Palestinians to leave Gaza en masse, a banner on the stage read \u201cthere is no migration except to Jerusalem.\u201d Hamas \u2014 and much of the Arab world \u2014 have roundly rejected Mr. Trump\u2019s proposal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The exchange could sustain <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/14\/world\/middleeast\/gaza-ceasefire-what-we-know.html\" title=\"\">the cease-fire<\/a>, at least for now. But the truce\u2019s long-term future remains uncertain. The arrangement, which began in late January, is set to expire in early March unless Israel and Hamas agree to an extension.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-3\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The first phase of the truce took months of arduous negotiation to be agreed upon, and there has been little indication that Israel and Hamas have begun serious talks about the next stage, which is supposed to include an end to the war, the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and the release of the remaining living hostages. More than 70 hostages \u2014 many of them presumed dead \u2014 remain in Gaza.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-4\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">As the hostages were released on Saturday, hundreds of Israelis who had gathered in a square in Tel Aviv cheered, waved Israeli flags and shed tears of joy while they watched the handover on a large television screen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The relief was a big change from the shock and fury that erupted in Israel last Saturday when Hamas released three gaunt and apparently malnourished hostages and forced them to thank their captors. This time, the captors did not prod the hostages to offer them thanks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThree pieces have returned to my heart,\u201d said Doron Zexer, a prominent advocate for the hostages. \u201cThe joy now is a full one.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-5\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Viki Cohen, the mother of an Israeli soldier still held captive in Gaza, said in an interview that the happiness of seeing more hostages released was tempered by anguish and uncertainty.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cWe are on a crazy roller coaster,\u201d Ms. Cohen said. Her son, Nimrod, is not among the hostages expected to be released in the first phase of the cease-fire. \u201cWe are doing everything in our power for him to return,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-6\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Palestinian prisoners who were released included 36 serving life sentences for attacks on Israelis. They also included more than 300 Gazans detained since the war broke out. Most such detainees have not been formally charged with any crime and were often held incommunicado for extended periods.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Israeli prison officials made them wear sweatshirts that bore a phrase in Arabic: \u201cWe shall neither forget nor forgive.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-7\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Israeli prison officers had also tied menacing messages around some of the prisoners\u2019 wrists.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cThe eternal nation will not forget,\u201d read one message, an Arabic adaptation of a well-known Hebrew phrase. \u201cI pursue my enemies and seize them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Without naming parties, the International Committee of the Red Cross raised objections about how the hostage and detainee releases were being carried out. The Red Cross has been acting as a neutral intermediary in the cease-fire transfers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cDespite repeatedly calling for all transfers to be carried out in a dignified and private manner, more must be done by all sides, including the mediators, to improve future transfers,\u201d it said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">When 10 of the freed Palestinian prisoners arrived in the city of Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, they were handed jackets to cover the sweatshirts. Hassan Oweis, 47, a former member of the Palestinian security services, was one of those prisoners. His family had not seen him outside of prison since he was arrested in 2002, during an Israeli raid in the West Bank city of Jenin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-8\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Mr. Oweis was later convicted of several counts of terrorism, including abetting two gunmen who <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2001\/11\/28\/world\/2-palestinian-gunmen-kill-2-as-us-begins-peace-effort.html\" title=\"\">killed two Israeli civilians<\/a> and wounded scores in northern Israel in November 2001, according to Israeli court records. Mr. Oweis had denied the accusations, according to the records.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-9\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">To celebrate his freedom, a crowd of well-wishers lifted Mr. Oweis onto their shoulders. \u201cThe first time we see him without bars,\u201d said his son Shadi, 25, who was a toddler when Mr. Oweis was arrested. \u201cThe most precious moment,\u201d said Mr. Oweis\u2019s mother, Mariam.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">But the mood also felt \u201cpainful and uneasy,\u201d said Ms. Oweis, 75.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The Oweis family has been displaced from their home in Jenin, where the Israeli military has been mounting an extensive operation against what it says are militants planning attacks on Israelis. Thousands of Jenin residents have been forced from their homes as Israeli soldiers have battled Palestinian gunmen and demolished scores of buildings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A few days ago, the cease-fire seemed at risk of crumbling when Hamas threatened to delay the hostage release. It accused Israel of violating the truce agreement, including by not sending sufficient tents and other aid into Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Israel threatened to resume the war if Hamas did not relent. Mr. Trump escalated the threat, warning that all of remaining hostages had to be freed by noon on Saturday or \u201call hell is going to break out.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-10\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">By Friday, Israel and Hamas signaled that the dispute had been resolved for now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-11\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">And Mr. Trump on Saturday appeared to distance himself from his ultimatum, posting on social media that, \u201cIsrael will now have to decide\u201d how to handle the deadline. \u201cThe United States will back the decision they make!\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Israeli leaders had not decisively embraced Mr. Trump\u2019s ultimatum and have indicated that they are willing to continue following the terms of the first phase of the cease-fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Israel and Hamas were supposed to start negotiations on the second part of the deal last week. But a lull in talks has prompted serious worries about the future of the multistage deal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Reaching the second phase would likely require painful concessions by one side or both. Israel has vowed not to end the war until the end of Hamas\u2019s rule in Gaza. For Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, there could also be a political price: His right-wing governing coalition could shatter if he breaks that vow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-12\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">For its part, Hamas has mostly refused to give up control of Gaza and to send its leaders into exile. The group also worries that handing over the hostages, its most valuable bargaining chips, would remove its best insurance against a renewed Israeli invasion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">To sustain the cease-fire, either Israel or Hamas would most likely have to blink. For now, neither has done so, leaving the future of the truce up in the air.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-798hid etfikam0\">Patrick Kingsley<!-- -->, <!-- -->Lara Jakes<!-- --> and <!-- -->Michael Levenson<!-- --> contributed reporting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/15\/world\/middleeast\/israel-hamas-hostage-ceasefire.html\">Source link 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