The IDF has begun transferring Palestinian security prisoners who will be released under Trump's peace deal, Israeli public broadcaster Kan reports.
The detainees will be released from several prisons: those released in Gaza or deported through the Rafah crossing have been transferred to Ketziot prison, while those released in the West Bank, an estimated 100, will be transferred to Ofer prison.
At the same time, the UN received the green light from Israel to begin sending massive aid into Gaza starting Sunday . The aid includes 170,000 tons that have already been positioned in neighboring countries such as Jordan and Egypt . Over the past 24 hours, UN officials and Israeli authorities have begun discussions on the volume of aid that humanitarian organizations can bring and through which entry points. Humanitarian organizations such as UNICEF say they are ready to send aid: "We hope that all crossings will be opened."
Overnight, according to ABC News, "US troops began arriving in Israel as part of a force that will help oversee the ceasefire in Gaza." The 200-strong team will arrive over the weekend from the United States and other bases in the Middle East. Admiral Brad Cooper, head of US Central Command, arrived in Israel yesterday.
Meanwhile, according to Cairo media reports, Monday's ceremony for the signing of the peace agreement between Israel and Hamas will be co-chaired by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and US President Donald Trump. Official guests include the leaders of Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia. Italy will be represented by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
The summit, scheduled for Sharm el-Sheikh, was the focus of a preparatory telephone conversation yesterday between Cairo Foreign Minister Badr Abdel Aty and his US counterpart Marco Rubio.
(Unioneonline/D)