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War Imminent as Israel Deploys Tanks to West Bank for First Time Since 2002 – Gaza Children Return to School for More Polio Vaccines
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by Brian Shilhavy, Health Impact News:
The situation in the Middle East has continued to deteriorate this weekend since my last update on Friday.
Yesterday, (Saturday, Feb. 22nd), an exchange of 6 Israeli hostages for over 600 Palestinian prisoners was scheduled to take place. However, after Hamas released the alleged remaining 6 live Israeli hostages, Israel refused to release the Palestinian prisoners as previously agreed upon, indefinitely.
They claimed that the reason was that the Israeli hostages’ handover ceremonies were “humiliating”.
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Hamas responded that this was just an excuse to break their promise to release the Palestinian prisoners.
Hamas says Israel’s claim on hostages’ handover ceremony is pretext to evade its obligations
DUBAI, Feb 23 (Reuters) – Hamas on Sunday condemned Israel’s decision to postpone the release of Palestinian prisoners and detainees, saying its claim that the hostages’ handover ceremonies are “humiliating” was false and a pretext to evade Israel’s obligations under the Gaza ceasefire agreement.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Netanyahu’s decision reflects a deliberate attempt to disrupt the agreement, represents a clear violation of its terms, and shows the occupation’s lack of reliability in implementing its obligations,” Ezzat El Rashq, a member of the Hamas political bureau, said in a statement.
Israel said earlier it was delaying the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners it had planned to free the day before until Hamas met its conditions, underscoring the fragility of the Gaza ceasefire accord. (Source.)
Then earlier today, Sunday, February 23rd, Netanyahu announced that they were sending tanks into the West Bank for the first time since 2002.
This follows the recent deportation of over 40,000 Palestinians from the West Bank in recent days, who have allegedly been told they cannot come back.
LIVE: Israel tanks roll into West Bank as Palestinians told not to return
At least 40,000 Palestinians have been displaced from refugee camps in the northern occupied West Bank, and Israel’s defence minister says they will not be allowed to return.
For the first time since 2002, Israeli tanks have been deployed to the occupied West Bank as the military assault intensifies.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns Israel is prepared to resume fighting in the Gaza Strip “at any moment” while vowing to complete the war’s goals “whether through negotiation or by other means”.
Hamas says Israel’s delay in releasing 620 Palestinians “at the agreed-upon time constitutes a blatant violation” of the ceasefire agreement after it freed six Israeli captives. (Source.)
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