– We have to get my son Sasha out now, said Elena Trufanov. She has been held hostage with her mother and son since they were kidnapped on October 7, according to Hareetz. This week, Elena and her mother Irena were released. But the son Sasha is still here. Irena Tati, Elena’s mother, was also released this week. Now she hopes the grandchild will be lethargic. Photo: Athit Perawongmetha / Reuters Several of the released hostages that Hamas took on 7 October gathered tonight in Tel Aviv. Relatives also turned up at the Israeli Defense Forces’ headquarters. According to Reuters, tens of thousands were present. They demand that several hostages must be released. Hadas Kalderon was in place when the people gathered this evening. On Saturday she got her children Erez and Sahar back. – I have mixed feelings, sadness and happiness. A miracle happened to, and I hope that a miracle happens to all divers. She called her children superheroes and said they screamed when they saw her. They were sure he had been killed. – Mum, are you alive?, they said. Hadas Kalderon’s two children and their father were taken hostage by Hamas. The picture was taken on 30 October. Photo: Evelyn Hockstein / Reuters On Saturday afternoon, Israel withdrew from the agreements with Qatari brokers, according to Reuters. Thus, there is little indication of several hostage exchanges. Relatives and friends of hostages held captive in the Gaza Strip are asking for the hostages to be set free. Several thousand gathered today in Tel Aviv. Photo: Ariel Schalit / AP Later on Saturday, the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, held a press conference where he read out several of the names of the hostages who have so far been released. – We are happy for those who are back, but sad for those who were brutally killed and those who are still in Gaza. – Long-term war The Prime Minister was clear that the war continues: – The ground operation is necessary to achieve our goals, namely to get the hostages back and eliminate Hamas. There was little sign of a ceasefire in the prime minister’s speech. He was clear that the war was going on. – This is a long-term war, but we will win this war in the end. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: EMMANUEL DUNAND Campaign continues Hamas says the last hostages will not be released until there is a new ceasefire, and all Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons are released. This is what the deputy commander in Hamas’s Politburo, Saleh al-Arouri, says in an interview with Al Jazeera. – Let the war take its course. This decision is final, we will not compromise. According to him, the hostages they are still holding are Israeli soldiers and civilians who have previously served in the Israeli military. The Israeli military says there must be 136 hostages. But Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says according to Al Jazeera that there will be 17 women and children among the hostages. Saleh al-Arouri is second-in-command in Hamas’s police bureau. Photo: Nariman El-Mofty / AP At the same time, during the day there have been reports of heavy fighting in the Gaza Strip. Israeli media reported heavy fighting on the ground in the Khan Younis area, following intelligence information that persons in the Hamas leadership should have been staying there. Fighting was also reported in Gaza City and in the north of the Gaza Strip, according to the Times of Israel. Negotiators in Qatar More than a hundred hostages were seen free during the seven-day ceasefire that was broken on Friday. On Saturday, the Israeli delegation returned home from the negotiations in Qatar. Although Israel has brought home the delegation, talks continue in Qatar, according to a source with knowledge of the negotiations. This is reported by Reuters, but the claim has not been confirmed from other sources. Kjelda says that Qatari negotiators are still in contact with representatives of the Israeli intelligence service Mossad. Up to 60 Norwegians on their way out Saturday evening it also became clear that close to 60 Norwegians will be allowed to come out of Gaza tomorrow. Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide (Ap) confirmed this to news. – We have today received confirmation from all involved parties that around 60 Norwegians who remain in Gaza will be allowed to go home tomorrow and that the border will be open. At the time of writing, there are more Norwegians left in Gaza than the nearly 60 on the list. He says they have, among other things, worked via Qatar, also now while they are in Dubai, where many of the parties are present. – Is it certain that everyone who is left and who wishes will be allowed to come out tomorrow? – There may be a few who are still not on the list, but we are working on it. Espen Barth Eide during this year’s climate summit in Dubai. Photo: Lars Nehru Sand / news
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