Father thought daughter was killed in Hamas attack
9 year old Emily released after 50 days; 12 Israeli hostages and released. On the second day of the ceasefire, Hamas released the second batch of Israeli hostages late Saturday night. In return, 39 Palestinians have been released from Israeli prisons. The Israeli military says Hamas released 13 Israelis and four foreigners in the second round of exchanges under the ceasefire agreement. All four are citizens of Thailand.

After the release, people from both sides and their families are celebrating. The hostages released by Hamas included 8 children and 5 women. Of these, 3 children are less than 10 years old. 5-year-old Raz, who was freed from captivity by Hamas, was held hostage along with her 3-year-old sister Aviv and mother. After meeting her father on Saturday, she said she used to dream of returning home while in prison. There are many released hostages whose family members are still hostages of Hamas.
At the same time, 9 year old Emily, who was released on Friday, met her father on Saturday after almost 50 days. Emily's father Thomas Hand thought she was killed in the Hamas attack on October 7. The Israeli army told them that they doubted that Emily would survive. Thomas is a single dad, his wife died of cancer a few years ago. Emily turned 9 years old while being held captive by Hamas.
Israel accused of not accepting ceasefire conditions
Earlier, on the second day of the ceasefire, Hamas had postponed the release of the second batch of hostages. According to Al Jazeera, Hamas says that Israel should allow entry into Gaza to trucks carrying essential goods. Also stop firing. On the other hand, Hamas has also accused Israel of not accepting the terms of the ceasefire.
In fact, Gaza's Health Ministry said that amid the ceasefire, the Israeli army attacked the medical team passing through the safe corridor. During this time, a person who came for rescue got injured. He got shot. At the same time, late Saturday night, Israeli soldiers also fired outside Ofer prison in the West Bank. Here hundreds of people were waiting for the Palestinian prisoners to be released. There is news of one person being injured during this period.
Inflation hits Gaza
On the second day of the ceasefire, i.e. on 25 November, 200 trucks reached Gaza with aid. Crowds of people gathered in the markets to buy it. According to Al Jazeera, inflation was seen in Gaza amid the ceasefire. Here the prices of food items have increased by 10%. Vegetables are being sold at 32% costlier. At the same time, flour has become costlier by 65 percent. The price of water has increased by 100 percent.
The father told the daughter who was freed from Hamas captivity – we will reach home soon
Hamas freed 13 Israeli hostages on 24 November. These include 4 year old Raza, 2 year old Aviv and their mother Doron. After returning to Israel, the trio met husband and father Yoni Asher. Everyone had tears in their eyes. Hugging her father's chest, Raza said that during her imprisonment she had dreamed that she would go home again. On this the father said- Your dream is being fulfilled. We will all reach home soon.
People who returned to Gaza said - we will settle down again
People are returning to Gaza after Israeli attacks stopped. 58 year old Nizar, who returned to North Gaza, said – Here was our home, there were memories. Now everything is destroyed. With tears in his eyes, he picked up his household items from the debris and said – We will settle here again. They (Israeli army) cannot break our hopes.
Ceasefire can be extended by one or two days: Egypt
According to the Times of Israel, the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas may be extended for a day or two. So that more hostages can be freed. Currently, after the mediation of Egypt and Qatar, a four-day ceasefire has been agreed upon. The ceasefire has started on the morning of 24 November.
67 journalists lost their lives in the war
Ceasefire took place on the 49th day of the Israel-Hamas war. Before this, 67 journalists lost their lives in Israeli attacks on Gaza. Of these, 7 were women journalists. Gaza officials shared this information on their Telegram channel. Wrote with the post – Martyrdom of truth.
221 Palestinians died in West Bank
According to Aljazeera, 221 Palestinians were killed in the West Bank during the war. There were 56 children among them. Since October 7, the Israeli army was conducting raids in the West Bank to catch Hamas terrorists. More than 2 thousand people have been injured here. Actually, Hamas is instigating Palestinians living in the West Bank to attack Israelis. The army is conducting raids regarding this.
Israel's Operation 'Swords of Iron' against 'Al-Aqsa Flood'
Hamas has named its operation against Israel 'Al-Aqsa Flood'. In response, the Israeli army started 'Swords of Iron' operation against Hamas. Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif had said - This attack is revenge for Israel's desecration of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Actually, Israeli police had thrown grenades at Al-Aqsa Mosque in April 2023.
At the same time, Hamas spokesperson Ghazi Hamad told Al Jazeera - This action is our answer to those Arab countries which are growing closer to Israel. In recent days, media reports had claimed that Saudi Arabia may recognize Israel as a country on America's initiative.