Hamas suggests a suggestion to leave five hostages on 50-day ceasefire-Diepresse.com
There is no agreement yet. Israel demands the release of ten hostages.
The terrorist organization Hamas In the Gaza Strip, it is ready to leave five hostages from it as part of a new 50-day ceasefire. A high -ranking member of the Islamists said that Egypt was approved by Egypt. Meanwhile, the Israeli army in the Gaza-Lenzstadt Rafah began « activities on the ground » to expand the security zone in the south of the Gaza Strip.
Israel resumed bombing and land operations against Hamas on March 18 to increase the pressure on the group, to released hostages.
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that his government had received a proposal from the intermediaries and made a counter offer in coordination with the United States. According to the news page « Ynet », Israel demands the release of ten deported. According to Hamas, the fire break should begin Ramadan on the festival days after the end of the Muslim fasting month. The days to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr begin in the Palestinian areas and many other countries on Sunday.
Evaluation probably only next week
An agreement can probably only be achieved after the Israeli counter-proposal after Eid al-Fitr, as the Israeli news portal « Walla » reported, citing an Israeli official. According to this, corpses of deported people could also be handed over to Israel as part of a new deal.
The Egyptian design is similar to a proposal by the US specialist Steve Witkoff, which he presented a few weeks ago, the report said. At that time, Hamas rejected the proposal.
Hamas under pressure because of demonstrations
Israeli media suspected that Hamas also wanted to achieve a possible ceasefire in order to contain the demonstrations that have recently broken out in the Gaza Strip. This is currently not possible due to the attacks of Israel in the Gaza Strip.
The war was triggered by the attack by Hamas and other extremist groups in Israel on October 7, 2023, in which around 1200 people were killed and more than 250 Israelis were dragged into the Gaza strips. Since then, Israel has been fighting against Hamas. According to the health authorities in the Gaza Strip, more than 50,100 people have been killed. One third of it is therefore children and adolescents. The information cannot be checked independently. International organizations such as the U.N. However, consider it largely credible. (APA/dpa/Reuters)