The armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) stated today, Monday, that it has informed Qatari mediators that the movement is prepared to release approximately 70 women and children held in Gaza in exchange for a five-day ceasefire. Abu Ubaida, spokesperson for the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, said in a recorded message published on the movement's Telegram channel, "There was an effort from the Qatari mediators last week to secure the release of enemy detainees who are women and children in exchange for the release of 200 Palestinian children and 75 Palestinian women, which are the total number of women and children detained as of November 11th by the enemy."
He added, "The ceasefire includes a halt to hostilities and allows the entry of relief and humanitarian aid for all our people throughout the Gaza Strip." He accused Israel of still "procrastinating and evading paying the price for this agreement." He continued, "We warn the enemy and everyone concerned about the captives and detainees that the continuation of air and ground aggression inevitably puts the lives of these captives at great risk every hour." He confirmed that the ceasefire "for the release of several detainees in Gaza includes a halt to hostilities and allows for the entry of aid into the Strip, but the enemy is stalling." The military spokesperson of the Al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Ubaida, announced on Monday the death of the captive soldier "Vaul Azai Mark Asiani," who was killed during an Israeli airstrike on November 9, 2023.
