2 minutes agoIsrael seeks the release of five hostages from Hamas and the handover of ten troops
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(a year ago)“Israel demanded that Hamas release five living hostages and return ten troops in exchange for the release and Palestinian prisoners and the expansion of humanitarian remittances,” is said in Israeli media. According to sources, Israel's initiative envisions a week-long extension of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement. ) Adversification ) Sources said [...]
“Israel demanded that Hamas release five living hostages and return ten troops in exchange for the release and Palestinian prisoners and the expansion of humanitarian remittances,” is said in Israeli media. According to sources, Israel's initiative envisions a week-long extension of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement.
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Sources said the Israeli delegation has developed mediators in the last 48 hours on this issue. Through mediators, Israel demanded that Hamas respond to these conditions by midnight Friday. Hamas had announced the mediators that he had rejected Israel's conditions, criticising them as “violation of existing agreements”. Hamas has reportedly stressed his commitment to the original agreement.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah's office has said the Israeli army had blocked humanitarian shipments to the Gaza Strip and closed all checkpoints along the enclave's border. The step was taken after Hamas' refusal to accept the plan to extend the truce in Gaza provided by US special presidential envoy Steve Witkoff.
Netanyah's office said earlier that Israel accepts the temporary plan of Witkoff's ceasefire. Under the plan, Palestinian groups must release half of the hostages and hand over the bodies of the dead on the first day and release the remaining, living and dead hostages in the end if a permanent ceasefire agreement is reached.
In mid-January, Israel and Hamas reached a three-phase agreement brokered by Egypt, Qatar and the US to free the hostages held in Gaza and declare a ceasefire in enclaves. The triphase agreement went into effect on January 19th. The initial 42-day ceasefire phase ended on 1 March. All surviving Israelite hostages and bodies of the dead supposed to surrender in the first phase have returned to Israel. In exchange, Israel freed over 1500 Palestinian prisoners. /euronews
