did something stupid to hatch lock, now it won't unlock

[yaris2014toyota]

I had my hatch open.

Decide to fiddle with the lock.

There was this lever, I pulled it up, and now it won't go down.

And now my hatch won't even close.

Because apparently this lever that's now stuck was meant to lock the hatch. And now it's in the way of the hatch closing fully. (See pics).

Thoughts?

(I have a long drive to make, and I literally am stuck until I resolve this.)

Pics below. If you can't see them, please try this link: https://imgur.com/a/D0KCKO5

https://i.imgur.com/IZ38NVF_d.webp?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium

https://i.imgur.com/FAUgcQo_d.webp?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium

https://i.imgur.com/jbsW16a_d.webp?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium

[bronsin]

What pics don’t see them

[yaris2014toyota]

What pics don’t see them

Sorry about that. Try this link: https://imgur.com/a/D0KCKO5

[ex-x-fire]

put a screwdriver in the latch, apply pressure while turning the key.

[yaris2014toyota]

SOLVED:

I had to simply press the usual hatch-opening button at the back that is used to raise it (unlocking isn't enough, that button has to be pressed too).

The reason I hadn't tried this simple, common-sense solution earlier is that my alternator wasn't working and the battery had lost charge. So the button wasn't working.