Israel-Gaza truce extended | India supports UN resolution on Israel in Golan Heights | Oneindia News
In a last-minute agreement, Israel and Hamas have decided to extend the ceasefire in their war for at least one more day. The truce, which was initially set for four days, has provided a brief respite in the intense bombardment of Gaza. Much of the coastal territory, home to 2.3 million people, has been reduced to wasteland in response to a deadly rampage by Hamas militants into southern Israel on October 7.
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00:00 In a last-minute agreement, Israel and Hamas have decided to extend the ceasefire in their
00:06 war for at least one more day.
00:08 The truce, which was initially set for four days, has provided a brief respite in the
00:13 intense bombardment of Gaza.
00:15 Much of the coastal territory, which was home to 2.3 million people, has been reduced to
00:20 wasteland in response to a deadly rampage by Hamas militants into the southern Israel
00:25 on October 7.
00:26 Israel's military released a statement indicating that the truce extension is contingent upon
00:32 ongoing efforts by mediators to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza in exchange
00:36 for Palestinian prisoners.
00:39 The operational pause will continue as both sides expressed readiness to resume fighting
00:43 pending the outcome of these negotiations.
00:46 Hamas, having released 16 hostages in exchange for 30 Palestinian prisoners the day before,
00:51 confirmed the extension of the truce for a seventh day.
00:55 However, the group mentioned that Israel had refused to receive additional women and children
01:00 along with the bodies of three other hostages in exchange for prolonging the truce.
01:08 Israel responding to the October 7 rampage by Hamas had vowed to annihilate the militant
01:12 group which governs Gaza.
01:14 According to Israeli reports, the incident resulted in the death of 1,200 people and
01:19 the capture of 240 hostages.
01:24 In other international developments, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution
01:30 urging Israel to withdraw from the occupied Golan Heights.
01:34 This resolution was supported by 91 nations including India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal,
01:40 China, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq and Indonesia.
01:43 The document reiterated the demand for Israel to withdraw to the pre-1967 borders in compliance
01:49 with relevant Security Council resolutions.
01:54 On Tuesday, the UNGA conducted the vote with eight countries including Australia, the United
02:01 Kingdom, the United States, Palau, Micronesia, Israel, Canada and the Marshall Islands voting
02:07 against the resolution.
02:08 Sixty-two countries including Ukraine, France, Germany, Denmark, Belgium, Japan, Kenya, Poland,
02:14 Austria and Spain among others abstained from voting.
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