Israel At War Friday Nov 24

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3:00pm

- Biden says cease fire may extend: Today’s hostage release ‘only a start’; ‘real chance’ truce extends additional days calls for a two state solution for Israel and Palestine

- Biden has stated that they expect for the List of Hostages being Released tomorrow by Hamas to be announced in the next few hours, however he stated that he doesn’t know if American Nationals will be included in that List but that he hopes they will be Released “Soon.”

- Hanna Katzir, a 76 y/o Woman from Nir Oz who the Palestinian Islamic Jihad had announced on November 21st had Died from Medical Compilations while being held Hostage in Gaza is actually Alive and is one of the Israeli Hostages who have been Released today.

- Most Democrats praised the Israel hostage agreement, but many progressives still want Biden to push for an extended cease-fire (wsj)

- List of freed hostages

Adina Moshe, 72, from Nir Oz 

Channa Peri, 79, from Nirim 

Margalit Mozes, 78, from Nir Oz 

Yaffa Adar, 85, from Nir Oz 

Hanna Katzir, 77, from Nir Oz 

Danielle Aloni, 44, from Yavneh 

Emilia Aloni, 5, from Yavneh 

Ohad Mundar, 9, from Nir Oz 

Ruth Mundar, 78, from Nir Oz 

Keren Mundar, 54, from Nir Oz 

Doron Katz, 34, from Nir Oz 

Raz Katz, 4, from Nir Oz 

Aviv Katz, 2, from Nir Oz

- White House statement after the release of hostages: “We’re glad to see the process moving forward. Working by the hour to get those Americans included in this first group of 50, including little Abigail who turns 4 today." 

- 2 of the freed hostages are a 78 and 72 year old women 4 of the 13 are children

With shabbos beginning in Israel, news is coming from foreign media sources

- Israeli authorities met the hostages and have begun initial medical exams.  All are in good spirits and speaking to the officials

- American Dream mall given all clear and deemed safe after a bomb threat this morning

- 13 Israeli hostages have been freed  by Hamas they were transfered by the red cross to Egypt and currently handed over to Israeli authorities. They will be flown by helicopter back to Israel

- 12 foreign workers from Thauland  have been released

- American Dream Mall in E. Rutherford, NJ is being evacuated this morning due ro a bomb threat on the busy shopping day of Black Friday

- The 4-day ceasefire kicks in 1st release of hostages at 4 p.m. 

- All hostages were held in the southern part of Gaza

- Northern border quiet from Hezbollah rockets

-  The Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi David Lau, asked in a statement, on Friday, that Jews observe shabbos, as a support for the hostages, some of which are expected to be released an hour before Shabbos begins.

-Israel will release 39 Palestinian terrorists from Israeli jails including 24 women and 15 teenage boys

- IDF completes preparations to receive hostages with air teams, therapists, toys Once released from Gaza via Egypt, the hostages will be brought by the IDF to Hatzerim Airbase in southern Israel for an initial reception, where they will undergo a short physical and mental checkup. The military has prepared psychologists and mental health experts to greet the hostages, many of whom are expected to be children. The experts will explain to them what happened in their community on October 7 when they believe the time is right. The IDF has brought phones for the hostages so that they can call their relatives immediately upon arriving at Hatzerim  The released hostages will remain for up to two hours at Hatzerim before being taken to a hospital, either by helicopter or minibus. The helicopters will be flying in a more comfortable and quiet mode.

Those who need immediate medical attention will be taken straight from the border to a hospital, without going to Hatzerim. The families of the hostages are waiting at the hospitals, and hotel rooms have been reserved in the area.

- The IDF says it demolished the tunnel discovered under Shifa Hospital and completed its deployment on the ceasefire lines in the last hour. 

-Thousands of Gazans head north, in potential challenge to IDF’s campaign after truce. Israeli troops fatally shot two Palestinians and wounded 11 others as they headed toward the main combat zone in northern Gaza despite the IDF warnings to stay put. 

- Hamas broke the cease fire with firing some rockets  after it went into effect