Deal Reached to Extend Cease-fire in Israel-Hamas War

2023-11-28 12:14:18来源：网络

Deal Reached to Extend Cease-fire in Israel-Hamas War

达成协议以延长以色列-哈马斯战争的停火期

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　　By Bryan Lynn

　　27 November 2023

　　Negotiators have reached a deal to extend a cease-fire between Israeli and Hamas forces in Gaza.

　　A Qatari official announced Monday on the social media service X the agreement would continue an existing truce for another two days. Qatar and Egypt have led the negotiations surrounding the ongoing conflict.

　　The new deal came on the final day of a four-day ceasefire. Negotiators said they were also preparing for new exchanges of hostages and prisoners.

　　Israel had no immediate comment on the new truce. But Israeli officials had said the country would be open to extending the cease-fire by one day for every 10 additional hostages released. Hamas confirmed it had agreed to a two-day cease-fire extension.

　　Hamas freed 17 more hostages on Sunday – 14 Israelis and three Thais – in a third exchange under the earlier four-day truce. Israel released 39 Palestinian prisoners in the latest exchange.

　　About 240 hostages were captured by Hamas in its October 7 attack in southern Israel that started the war. So far, 62 hostages have been released. One was freed by Israeli forces and two were found dead inside Gaza. At least 117 Palestinians were freed under the latest truce.

　　An Israeli government spokesperson said the total number of hostages still held in Gaza as of Monday was 184. This included 14 foreigners and 80 Israelis with dual nationality.

　　Last week's cease-fire agreement – which was set to end Monday night – brought the first halt in fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

　　The Hamas-controlled Health Ministry in Gaza says more than 13,300 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the war, many of them women and children. The ministry does not differentiate between civilians and military-force deaths.

　　Israeli officials have said about 1,200 people have been killed in Israel, mostly during the first attacks by Hamas. At least 77 soldiers have been killed in Israel's ground offensive in Gaza.

　　An Egyptian official told Reuters news agency the new truce would permit the release of about 20 Israeli hostages in exchange for 60 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails.

　　The European Union's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, told reporters he hopes a truce extension will permit the international community to work on a lasting political solution.

　　Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the country planned to push ahead with the war at the end of the cease-fires.

　　Wide areas of Hamas-ruled Gaza have been destroyed by Israeli air strikes and bombings. The war also led to a humanitarian crisis because of shortages of food, fuel, water and medicine.

　　The latest truce did lead to some increased shipments of fuel and supplies into Gaza. But aid groups say much more is needed to help the immediate needs of the 2.3 million Palestinians there.

　　I'm Bryan Lynn.

　　The Associated Press and Reuters reported on this story. Bryan Lynn adapted the reports for VOA Learning English.

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　　作者：Bryan Lynn

　　日期：2023年11月27日

　　谈判代表们已经达成一项协议，以延长以色列和加沙地带哈马斯力量之间的停火。

　　卡塔尔的一位官员在社交媒体服务X上宣布，该协议将使现有的休战再延长两天。卡塔尔和埃及一直在领导围绕这场持续冲突的谈判。

　　新的协议在为期四天的停火的最后一天达成。谈判代表们表示，他们也在为新的人质和囚犯交换做准备。

　　以色列对新的停火协议没有立即评论。但以色列官员曾表示，该国愿意为每释放10名额外人质而将停火期延长一天。哈马斯确认已同意延长两天的停火期。

　　在早前的四天停火期内，哈马斯在第三次交换中于周日释放了17名更多的人质 -14名以色列人和3名泰国人。以色列在最新的交换中释放了39名巴勒斯坦囚犯。

　　在10月7日对以色列南部发动的攻击中，哈马斯俘虏了约240名人质，这场攻击引发了战争。到目前为止，已经释放了62名人质。其中一人被以色列军队释放，两人在加沙内被发现已死。在最新的停火期内，至少释放了117名巴勒斯坦人。

　　以色列政府发言人表示，截至周一，仍被关押在加沙的人质总数为184人。这包括14名外国人和80名拥有双重国籍的以色列人。