Hamas hands over other hostage corpses to Israel-Diepresse.com during the night
These are the last of the 33 hostages that are supposed to be released as part of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement. Israel and Hamas agree on a new mode when handing over hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
The Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas wants to hand over the corpses of four other Israeli hostages on Thursday night. In return, 602 Palestinian prisoners are to be released. An Israeli representative confirmed on Wednesday that the dead should be handed over at around 11:00 p.m. local time (Thursday, 10 p.m. CET).
It is therefore the corpse of the hostage of Tsachi Idan, Itzik Elgarat, Ohad Yahalomi and Shlomo Mantzur. These are the last of the 33 hostages that should be released or handed over in the first phase of the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel. The Palestinian prisoners are to be released between 10 p.m. and midnight (9 p.m. and 11 p.m. CET).
Israel suspended layoffs
In the night of on Sunday, Israel had announced that the dismissal of Palestinian prisoners intended in the ceasefire agreement with Hamas would be suspended for the time being. Before going on, the Palestinian terrorist organization must assure the humiliating ceremonies to do without the handover or release of Israeli hostages in the future. The continuation of the talks about the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza War had stalled over the dispute. According to its own statements, Hamas only wanted to continue negotiating when the prisoners are free. The four corpses that are now to be handed over should originally be transferred to Israel on Thursday as part of the first phase of the Agreement.
On Wednesday, however, Hamas signaled a blame: it announced a new process for the exchange of Palestinian prisoners and the remains of Israeli hostages. This should guarantee the approval of Israel, it said in a statement by the radical Islamic terrorist group on Wednesday. The appointment for the exchange will be announced in due course. A proposal for the second phase of the ongoing ceasefire has not yet been received. Hamas is ready to implement the agreement until all phases.
USA: Again discussions about phase two of ceasefire
Representatives of Israel are now expected to talk about the second phase of the ceasefire agreement for the Gaza Strip, according to the US specialist Steve Witkoff. « We are making a lot of progress, » said Witkoff on Tuesday (local time) at an event of the American-Jewish committee in Washington. « Israel sends a team at that moment. »
The conversations would be « either in Doha or in Cairo, » said Witkoff. Egypt and Qatar are again involved in the negotiations as an intermediary. In January, Egypt, Qatar and the United States, in an extraordinary case of cooperation between the government of the then US President Joe Biden and the team of his successor Donald Trump, placed an agreement on an ceasefire in the Gaza strip after months of negotiations.
Phase one in the Gaza deal should end on Saturday
In the course of the agreement that has been in effect since January 19, the Austro -Israeli Tal Shoham – and four dead hostages have handed over to Israel, including the Austro -Israeli Tal, and in return more than 1,100 Palestinians from Israeli detention were released. The agreement stipulates that the first phase of the agreement ends on Saturday. Negotiations on the further course of the ceasefire should actually begin at the beginning of February.
Witkoff explained that the focus of the new talks will be to « get phase two on the way and to leave further hostages – and we consider this to be a realistic option ». He himself will « maybe » take part in the negotiations on Sunday « if things go well ». He had previously announced that he was traveling to the region this week. (APA/Reuters)
