The Israeli army continues fighting. attacks on Hamas posts and bombings of Gaza in the final hours, amid uncertainty over when the truce, which was due to begin this morning, would begin.

“Israeli ground forces continued to attack terrorists. “the discovery of underground posts and attacks on infrastructure” of Palestinian militias in the Gaza Strip, a military spokesman said today, as he awaited more details on the start of the first ceasefire that would temporarily halt the 48-day war in the Gaza Strip.

According to reports, the army “attacks terrorist targets in the Yabaliya area”in northern Gaza, where he also used drones and tanks to “destroy several cells” of militias.

He also claims to have discovered “a tunnel inside a mosque” and in the agricultural area of ​​Beit Hanoun, in the northern Gaza Strip near Israel, soldiers “They found and attacked another tunnel. and “placed a large number of weapons” and other underground infrastructure “on the premises of a residential building.”

“During the army’s operations in the Gaza Strip on the last day airstrikes on more than 300 Hamas targets, these included “military command centers, underground terrorist tunnels and storage facilities, weapons production” and “anti-tank missile launch sites”.

All this comes amid uncertainty over when a temporary ceasefire will begin to halt the current offensive. It was expected to begin today, Thursday morning, following an agreement between Israel and Hamas, brokered by Qatar, on the release of about 50 Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of 150 Palestinian prisonersthe majority are women and children in both parts.

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However, Israeli National Security Advisor Tsachi Hanegbi assured today that There will be no release of prisoners until Friday and that negotiations for his release are “ongoing.”

He also stated that the liberation phase provided for in the ceasefire agreement with Hamas would proceed as planned and that The first group of Israeli hostages is due to be released tomorrow, Friday.

This raises doubts about the implementation of the truce, which was initially It was expected to last 4 days.

The agreement also provides for the entry more humanitarian aid, fuel and medicine to Gaza, under relentless bombing that has killed more than 14,500 Palestinians and at least 35,000 hours since the war began on October 7.

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However, Qatar is expected to provide more details on when the ceasefire will begin. The emirate said today that Contacts between the parties continue “in a positive manner”.

“Contacts continue with both sides and with our partners in Egypt and the United States, guarantee the speedy start of the truce and do everything necessary to ensure compliance by the parties to the pact,” the Qatari official emphasized.

(according to information from EFE)