Israel leads important military operations in the West Bank. The Hebrew state confirmed that it had conducted several air raids on the Palestinian region on Saturday, February 1, killing several “terrorists”. This Sunday, Tsahal continued his intervention and reports an “anti -terrorist operation” in the area. According to the Palestinian authorities, a man was shot in the Jenin refugee camp, in a region considered as one of the Bastions of the Palestinian struggle and in which armed groups are present.
This new operation comes in full agreement of truce between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. 33 hostages must be exchanged during this first phase of the ceasefire, against hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. For the moment, ten Israelis and five Thai have been released by Islamist movements of Hamas and Islamic jihad. The next exchange could take place on Saturday February 8, according to Hamas sources cited by AFP. This Sunday, Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu is also traveling to Washington to meet Donald Trump. He will be the first foreign leader received in the White House since the inauguration of the Republican.
Info to remember
⇒ Several dead in Israeli military operations in the West Bank this weekend
⇒ Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu will meet Donald Trump in Washington
⇒ Towards a new exchange between hostages and prisoners on February 8?
Turkey ready to welcome “some” Palestinians released by Israel
Turkey is ready to welcome “some” Palestinians released by Israel as part of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, Turkish Minister Hakan Fidan said on Sunday. “Our president said that we are ready to welcome some of the Palestinians released with other countries to support the agreement. Turkey, with other countries, will do what is in this regard for the agreement of ceasefire can remain in force, “said Hakan Fidan, at a press conference in Doha.
An Israeli military operation underway in the West Bank
The Israeli army is carrying out an “anti -terrorist” operation in the West Bank on Sunday, February 2, February 2. The soldiers blocked the entrances and outings of the Faraa refugee camp in the governorate of Tubas, near Jénine, performing raids against houses and by expelling the inhabitants, an AFP journalist noted. Several drones were also visible in the sky. A 73-year-old man was shot in the Jenin refugee camp this Sunday, according to the Palestinian authorities, northeast of the city of Tubas. This region is considered one of the bastions of the Palestinian struggle and several armed movements maintain relays there.
This operation follows several air raids led on Saturday by the Israeli army in the West Bank. Tsahal said he killed several “terrorists”. Israel thus confirmed this Sunday that an “Air Force Aircraft had struck and eliminated the day before a terrorist cell” aboard a vehicle, when it was about to commit an attack in Qabatiya. Two other strikes were carried out on “terrorist cells”, it was also specified. On Saturday, the Ministry of Health of the Palestinian Authority announced the death of five people in total, including a teenager, during this series of bombing.
Benyamin Netanyahu will meet Donald Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu travels to Washington (United States) on Sunday to meet US President Donald Trump. This is the first reception of a foreign manager at the White House since the nomination of the billionaire on January 20. Before getting on the plane, the Israeli leader gave some details on the program of exchanges planned with his American support. Tuesday, February 4, they will discuss “victory against Hamas, the return of all our hostages and the fight against the Iranian axis in all its dimensions”.
During his first mandate, Donald Trump said that Israel had “never had a best friend in the White House”. Just after his entry into office for his second presidency, the Republican proposed to do “simply the household” to Gaza and to transfer the Palestinians to “safer” places like Egypt or Jordan, aroused a lifting of shields international. The US leader released delivery to Israel of Bombs that his predecessor Joe Biden had suspended and canceled financial sanctions against Israeli settlers, accused of violence against Palestinians.
A new exchange of hostages and prisoners on February 8?
On Saturday, three Israeli hostages were released in the Gaza Strip by Hamas, including the Franco-Israeli Ofer Kalderon. In return, Israel released 182 Palestinians and an Egyptian, according to the Palestinian prisoners’ club: 150 were transferred to bus to the Gaza Strip, 25 to the occupied West Bank and eight, including the Egyptian, were expelled in Egypt . In total, fifteen hostages – ten Israelis and five Thai – have been released since the start of the truce agreement between Israel and Hamas on January 19.
According to sources of the Islamist movement and cited by AFP, a new exchange could take place on Saturday, February 8. The first phase of the ceasefire should allow the release of 33 Israeli hostages. Israel confirmed on Saturday evening that negotiations to discuss the terms of the second phase of the truce agreement, which aims at the release of the last hostages and the final end of the war, will resume on Monday in Washington.