A few hours after the Qatari Foreign Ministry announced that the humanitarian truce in

 Gaza will come into force at seven o'clock on Friday morning, local time for the Strip, as part

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Edited by| Christian Megan

 

Middle East section -  CJ journalist

 

Gaza Strip - November,23,2023

 

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 of the agreement brokered by Doha, Cairo and Washington, and that the release of

 hostages held by the "Hamas" movement will begin at four o'clock in the evening of the

 same day.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said during a visit to the Israeli forces: the Israeli

 military operation against Hamas will continue "vigorously"after the short truce, Gallant

 added:" This will be a short pause, and when it ends, the fighting will continue vigorously,

 and it will create pressure to allow the return of more hostages. "The fighting is expected to

 continue for at least another two months,"he continued.

"The first batch of civilians to be released from Gaza will include 13 women and

 children,"Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majid Al-Ansari told a news conference.

He added that the humanitarian truce will include a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in the North

 and South, and continued: "the agreement includes a complete ceasefire from the air and

 land, and we hope that there will be no violations.

"We expect both parties to abide by the terms of the agreement and we look positively on

 their commitment,"the spokesman added.