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The Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, expressed his happiness at the late-night hostage-exchange agreement reached between Israel and Hamas Nov. 21, and said he hoped it would lead to end to the war which broke out after an Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attack on 22 southern Israeli agricultural communities along the border with Gaza.
"We are happy with the news and hope that this will lead to further positive development that will bring the conflict to a conclusion," said Cardinal Pizzaballa in a brief statement released to journalists in Italian and English.
The Israeli government said in a statement it was obligated to return all the hostages home and had approved the outline of the first stage of the goal.
According to the agreement, which was negotiated with the help of Qatar, at least 50 Israeli hostages -- women and children -- will be released over four days, during which there will be a pause in the fighting. The release of every additional 10 hostages will result in one additional day in the pause, they said.
The truce is aimed to begin at 10 a.m. Nov. 23. In the exchange Israel will also allow fuel, medicine and other humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip and will release up to 300 Palestinians -- also women and children -- held in Israeli prison.
President Joe Biden welcomed the deal to secure the release of hostages "taken by the terrorist group Hamas during its brutal assault against Israel on October 7th," Nov. 22 White House statement said.
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"We are happy with the news and hope that this will lead to further positive development that will bring the conflict to a conclusion," said Cardinal Pizzaballa in a brief statement released to journalists in Italian and English.
The Israeli government said in a statement it was obligated to return all the hostages home and had approved the outline of the first stage of the goal.
According to the agreement, which was negotiated with the help of Qatar, at least 50 Israeli hostages -- women and children -- will be released over four days, during which there will be a pause in the fighting. The release of every additional 10 hostages will result in one additional day in the pause, they said.
The truce is aimed to begin at 10 a.m. Nov. 23. In the exchange Israel will also allow fuel, medicine and other humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip and will release up to 300 Palestinians -- also women and children -- held in Israeli prison.
President Joe Biden welcomed the deal to secure the release of hostages "taken by the terrorist group Hamas during its brutal assault against Israel on October 7th," Nov. 22 White House statement said.
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Israel agrees to hostage deal with Hamas
"We are happy with the news and hope this will lead to further positive development that will bring the conflict to a conclusion," said Cardinal Pizzaballa.
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