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Thursday, November 23, 2023
France says hostage deal must go ahead ‘without further delay’
France says an agreement between Israel and Hamas on the release of 50 hostages in exchange for a security prisoners and a humanitarian truce should go ahead “without further delay.”
Paris is also urging “the immediate release of all hostages,” says Anne-Claire Legendre, spokeswoman for the French foreign ministry. “We call for the terms of this agreement to be fully respected,” she adds.
Israel has made a truce deal with the Palestinian terror group but it says no hostages are expected to be released until at least tomorrow.