The 11 medical professionals traveled to the war-torn territory with the humanitarian rights organization Rahma Worldwide. They arrived in Gaza on Jan. Shehzad Batliwala. Batliwala is one of the 11 medical professionals who traveled to Gaza on a medical mission. It was a whole convoy that brought us here. In January, a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas was reached, but after Israel said Hamas did not release all the hostages agreed upon in the agreement, the Israeli military blocked access to Northern Gaza.
In a statement, the Council on American-Islamic Relations called on the Trump administration to demand the Israeli government allow the 11 U. We urge the Trump administration to take immediate action to force the Israeli government to allow these doctors to return home safely. American citizens cannot be held hostage by a rogue foreign government.
On Sunday, it was announced that an agreement had been reached to allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza and that an Israeli civilian hostage would be released.
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