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Good morning from London, a summary of the #BBC live page:
A seven-day truce between #Israel and #Hamas is due to expire in the coming hours - it's not yet clear if it will be extended again.
Seventh hostage exchange
Under the truce deal, eight more Israeli #hostages - six women and two young siblings - were freed by Hamas while Israel released another 30 #Palestinian prisoners
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#BBCNews - Released #Palestinians allege abuse in #Israeli jails
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67581915
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#BBC Paul Adams on the #Blinken speech:
'Anthony Blinken said #Netanyahu had made it clear that #Israel intends to resume its military operations, something that could happen within days.
But when it happens, Blinken said it could not be a repeat of the first, brutal weeks of Israel’s assault on #Gaza.
First of all, he said, Israel had to put into place “humanitarian civilian protection plans” before going back to war, including “clearly and precisely designating” areas (cont.)
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'in central and southern Gaza where civilians can be “safe and out of the line of fire".
In other words, it simply won’t be enough for Israel to tell civilians to head for the tiny coastal area of al-Mawasi, as it has been insisting for weeks.
Then, Israel must avoid "further significant displacement of civilians". Washington doesn’t want to see tens of thousands of desperate civilians on the move. There must be no "enduring internal displacement' (cont.)
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'Critical infrastructure – hospitals, power stations and water facilities – must not be damaged.
Taken together, these rules – and that’s what they felt like – amount to a real challenge to the Israeli government and military, which is intent on destroying Hamas once and for all and which knows that it remains embedded inside some of Gaza’s most populated areas, in particular the southern city of Khan Yunis.
Blinken drove home that challenge: (cont.)
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'Israel, he said, had "one of the most sophisticated militaries in the world". It was capable of neutralising Hamas while minimising harm to innocent civilians.
"And it has an obligation to do so," he said.
Israel, he said, had agreed with Washington’s approach. He spoke of “concrete steps”, but said it was not appropriate for him to discuss them.'
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#Israel recalls ambassador in war spat with #Spain PM Pedro Sánchez
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A senior #Israeli doctor spoke to the #BBC about the youngest #hostages released from captivity by #Hamas.
Dr Efrat Bron-Harlev said 26 of the 100 or so hostages released so far had been taken to recover at her hospital. "I would say they would look more like shadows of children, kind of hollow children, they have no impression on their face. Not sad, not happy, just no impression, they hardly speak, very, very quiet. If they do speak, it's very, very quiet."
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"Some are having a hard time getting up from a chair, like older people that need some help while they get up from a chair."
Their experience of captivity in Gaza varied, Bron-Harlev said, noting that some hostages were kept in one location, while others were frequently on the move. All reported living under "very strict conditions" in captivity.
"It takes them quite a while to really believe that they are no longer in a place that might hurt them, that they're in a safe place," she said.
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#Hamas #hostages - Joy and relief as 17 #Thai workers return home
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Blinken visits Israel
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visited Israel and the West Bank and urged Israel to take "more effective steps" to protect civilian lives in Gaza
Violence in the West Bank
Three people were killed and several others injured when two Palestinian gunmen opened fire at a bus stop in West Jerusalem. The perpetrators were killed at the scene by off-duty soldiers; Hamas claimed the attack
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