The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, welcomed this Wednesday with “great satisfaction” the temporary truce agreement between Israel and Hamas in Gaza for the release of hostages and has announced that the European Union will take advantage of this pause to bring a “humanitarian wave” to the strip. “The European Commission will do everything possible to take advantage of this pause for a humanitarian wave to Gaza,” said the head of the Community Executive in a statement, who has asked her Commissioner for Crisis Management, Janez Lenarcic, to increase shipments to Gaza. the strip “as soon as possible to alleviate the humanitarian crisis.

German politics has celebrated with “great satisfaction” the agreement reached on the release of 50 hostages and the pause in hostilities. “Every day that these mothers and children are held hostage by terrorists is too much. I share the joy of the families who will soon be able to hug their loved ones again,” Von der Leyen added. The president of the European Commission has also expressed that she is “very grateful to all those who have worked tirelessly through diplomatic channels in recent weeks to negotiate this agreement.” She has appealed to the “terrorist group Hamas to immediately release all hostages and allow them to return home safely.”

The president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, has also expressed her “satisfaction” with the agreement for a humanitarian pause in hostilities in Gaza and the release of hostages “brutally taken by Hamas on October 7″ past. These releases give “some hope to the devastated families in Israel and some respite to the Palestinians in Gaza,” she stressed in a message on her official X -Twitter account.

Maltese politicians have also urged to take advantage of this moment to “redouble efforts to return all remaining hostages to their homes.”intensify humanitarian aid and take advantage of this ray of hope to find a lasting and sustainable solution and a real vision of peace that rebuilds the political horizon.

Qatar is expected to announce more details of the agreement in the coming hours, but according to leaked information, the release of a minimum of 50 hostages is expected, mostly children and mothers, with the possibility of the number being expanded to 80 in a ceasefire that could be extended for a few more days. Hamas will take the hostages to Egypt through the Rafah crossing in daily groups of ten and, from there, they will be transferred to Israel. For its part, Israel must release 150 Palestinian prisonersalso mostly women and minors not convicted of blood crimes.