– I am very happy about the ceasefire, it will make it easier for people, says Morad Abu Hadad. The ceasefire on the Gaza Strip was scheduled to start on Thursday and last at least four days. But on Thursday, the Israeli security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi says that the ceasefire will not come into force until Friday at the earliest. The man we meet on Wednesday comes rolling in on an old moped with a loading platform. On the plane there is a large container with water. But the gas tank is dry. He meets the team that news collaborates with in Gaza. – My tuktuk is tired, but now I hope we can get petrol for it so that it is easier to get around, says Hadad, who uses the moped to carry water. The cease-fire in the Gaza Strip means that 50 Israeli children and women who are held hostage will be released. 150 Palestinian women and children in Israeli prisons are to be released. Hopefully, it will also lead to more emergency aid arriving for the war-weary citizens. In the intermediate camps in the south of Gaza, daily life goes on in its strange way. Now it will be seen what the ceasefire will mean for access to, among other things, food. Photo: Jebril Abu Kmeil / news Missing books and petrol But despite a binding agreement to ensure peace for at least four days, not everyone is as optimistic. – Ceasefires have not helped us. We don’t come to our house to pick up a mattress once, says Maran al Kofraneh to news. She is sitting with her sisters and mother outside an intermediate tent in one of the camps for internally displaced refugees. Maran is a student and misses her books and the life she lived before the war between Hamas and Israel started. Maran al Kofraneh and his family are currently in a refugee camp in Gaza. They miss their normal life. Photo: Jebril Abu Kmeil / news – I have younger sisters who go to school. If we had our books, maybe they could read to forget everything that is happening. For Morad Abu Hadad, who came rolling with his moped without fuel, the ceasefire still offers a glimmer of hope. – Now I can get enough petrol for the time ahead if the war continues, says the young man. Postponed ceasefire On Thursday, several media reported, following information from Israeli officials, that a ceasefire will not take place until Friday morning at the earliest. This was confirmed by the national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi, and added that the negotiations themselves to get the hostages released are going on all the time and are moving forward. Middle East correspondent Yama Wolasmal tells what is known about the suspension of the ceasefire. It is not known why the ceasefire was postponed, but researcher at the Norwegian Institute of Public Law, Cecilie Hellestveit, emphasizes how comprehensive such a ceasefire is. – There must be a sudden halt in the military operations to Israel, as Hamas of course has the opportunity to do a lot militarily, at the same time as there is a humanitarian pause. – It probably also presents some logistical challenges to exchange hostages and prisoners in such a situation as we have in Gaza now. Attacks continue Instead of a ceasefire, attacks continue in the Gaza Strip, both in the north and south. During the night, several air strikes were carried out in the city of Khan Younis in the south, which caused buildings several kilometers away to shake, writes the AFP news agency. According to Al Jazeera, people who have sought refuge in the Indonesian hospital in Gaza City have been evacuated and moved south. They were warned by the Israeli defense that they had four hours to get out, Palestinian authorities told Al Jazeera. According to the Reuters news agency, these images show patients from the Indonesian hospital in the north arriving at the European hospital in the south. Photo: EUROPEAN GAZA HOSPITAL Neither independent sources nor the Israeli defense have confirmed this until now. – We fear that the same thing that happened to al-Shifa hospital will happen to the Indonesian hospital, says a spokesperson from Gaza’s health authorities to AFP. AFP also quotes a head of department at al-Shifa hospital as saying that the director and chief physician at the hospital have been arrested. A photo from the Israeli Defense Forces is supposed to show Israeli soldiers at al-Shifa last week. Actually Verifiable confirms that the photo is from al-Shifa, but the time has not been verified. Photo: IDF / Reuters Both Israel and the US claim that Hamas uses Gaza’s hospitals, including al-Shifa, to hide command posts and hostages in underground tunnels. Norway increases financial aid Tor Wennesland, the UN’s special envoy to the Middle East, urges the parties to keep the ceasefire agreement. On Wednesday, he praised the authorities in Egypt, Qatar and the United States for working towards a solution. At the same time as it became known, the news came that Norway is increasing financial support to Palestine by half a billion kroner. – After this horrible thing that is now happening, there must be a new tomorrow and a new situation where we can negotiate for lasting peace in the region, said Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre yesterday.
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Morad is happy about the ceasefire in Gaza the ceasefire has been postponed – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country
