Displaced Palestinian children queue for food and bread donations in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on November 30, 2023. Photo by MOHAMMED ABED / AFP
Doha, Qatar: Qatar announced the extension of the truce for another 24 hours, as the humanitarian pause in Gaza between the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and Israel was set to expire at 7 am local time on day 7, November 30, 2023.
As the day 7 begins, watch this page for more live updates:
[12:20am Doha Time] Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that, in accordance with the terms of the 7th day of the humanitarian pause agreement, 30 Palestinians will be released today in exchange for the release of 10 hostages in Gaza. The 2 Russian citizens released yesterday were counted on this list. Palestinians released from Israeli prisons include 23 minors & 7 women, while theIsraeli hostages released include 2 minors & 6 women of dual nationality: A Mexican, a Russian, an Uruguayan who were handed over to the ICRC.
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[12am Doha Time] Human Rights group calls on ICC prosecutor to visit Gaza
Al Mezan Center for Human Rights said it repeatedly called on Karim Khan, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, to visit the occupied Palestinian territories. "The urgent need for direct engagement with Palestinian victims is long overdue," the group posted on X.
“It is imperative for the Prosecutor to extend this visit to include Gaza and engage with victims firsthand,” it added.
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[9:00pm Doha Time] The Minister of State for International Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater visited the warehouses of Qatar's Gaza Reconstruction Committee inside the Strip. Read more here.
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[8:12pm Doha Time] Three Qatari Armed Forces aircraft arrived today in the Egyptian city of Al Arish. The planes carried 112 tonnes of aid including basic food supplies and shelter equipment. Read more here.
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[7:11pm Doha Time] Blinken "reiterated the US commitment to advancing the establishment of a Palestinian state."
I spoke with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah about the conflict in Gaza and measures to improve security and freedom for Palestinians in the West Bank. I reiterated the U.S. commitment to advancing the establishment of a Palestinian state. pic.twitter.com/8WYzlqEYPj
— Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) November 30, 2023
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[7pm Doha Time] Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas urged complete ceasefire in meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. He also stressed unity between Gaza and the West Bank, saying that “the Palestinian leadership will not abandon its responsibility for the people of Gaza”.
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[4:30pm Doha Time] US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Ramallah for a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken hold a meeting at the Muqata, the presidential compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on November 30, 2023.
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[4:10pm Doha Time] IN PHOTOS:
Palestinians, including children, queue for food and bread donations in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on November 30, 2023. Photos: AFP
Photo by Mohammed Abed / AFP
Photo by Mohammed Abed / AFP
Photo by Mohammed Abed / AFP
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[3:20pm Doha Time] More than 1,100 aid trucks entered Gaza since truce began: PRCS
Some 1,132 trucks carrying humanitarian aid for Gaza have entered the coastal region via Egypt’s Rafah border crossing since the truce began on Friday, the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) has said.
“Since the beginning of the truce until yesterday, PRCS staff and volunteers have received 1,132 aid trucks via Rafah Crossing,” the relief group said in a brief statement.
Palestinian children walk towards a donation point for food provided by a charity group in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on November 30, 2023. Photo by Mohammed Abed / AFP
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[2:07pm Doha Time] Over 420 attacks on healthcare in occupied Palestinian territories since the start of the war
The World Health Organization says it has documented 427 attacks on healthcare in the occupied West Bank and in the besieged Gaza Strip since October 7.
“Attacks have resulted in 566 fatalities and 758 injuries,” the UN’s health agency wrote on X. “Health care and civilians must be actively protected.”
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[10:34 am Doha Time] ‘A relieving announcement’
Civilians in Gaza have started to return to their homes following the news of the humanitarian pause extension. The civilians were taking shelter inside hospitals in anticipation of Israeli air attacks resuming.
According to Al Jazeera reporter Tareq Abu Azzoum in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, "The latest announcement was very relieving for the majority of Palestinians who were fearful and frustrated for not receiving any confirmation on the ceasefire extension yesterday night.”
He further said, "Every new single day of extension [of the truce] will give Palestinians a new opportunity to be alive and to have more supplies to help them alleviate the humanitarian crisis.”
As part of the truce, more humanitarian aid convoys are scheduled to enter the besieged strip amid a catastrophic humanitarian crisis.
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[8:14am Doha Time] Qatar announces extension of Gaza truce for an additional day
The Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari announced that the Palestinian and Israeli sides have reached an agreement to extend the humanitarian truce in the Gaza Strip for an additional day (Thursday, November 30, 2023).
The ceasefire between the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and Israel will be under the same conditions as earlier, which are a ceasefire and the entry of humanitarian aid.
[6:45am Doha Time] IN PHOTOS: Palestinian prisoners embraced by their families
Family members have greeted Palestinian prisoners as they arrived in Ramallah on an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) bus from Israel’s Ofer military prison.
The 30 women and children released as part of this sixth prisoner-hostage exchange include activist Ahed Tamimi and writer Lama Khater.
Newly released Ahed Tamimi stands among supporters in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank early on November 30, 2023. (Photo by Jaafar Ashtiyeh / AFP)
Ahed Tamimi (R) greeted by relatives during a welcome ceremony in Ramallah on November 30, 2023. (Photo by John MacDougall / AFP)
A newly released prisoner (R) hugs a relative. (Photo by Jaafar Ashtiyeh / AFP)
Newly released prisoners are surrounded by supporters in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank early on November 30, 2023. (Photo by Jaafar Ashtiyeh / AFP)
