- presented the terms of ceasefire by Hamas
- The terms suggest the exchange of hostages and Palestinian prisoners
- Women, children and old will be released in the first phase
- Seven hundred to thousands of Palestine in exchange for hostages
presented the terms of ceasefire by Hamas
The terms suggest the exchange of hostages and Palestinian prisoners
Women, children and old will be released in the first phase
Seven hundred to thousands
Hamas offers According to the Reuters news agency, Hamas says that in the first phase, Israeli women, children, elderly and sick hostages will be released, in exchange for which 700 to 1,000 Palestinian prisoners will be released. Hamas has also included a condition for a permanent ceasefire in the new proposals for the agreement. The group says the full release of prisoners from both sides should be done in a second phase. Hamas’s demands include a permanent ceasefire, Israel’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, the return of refugees to their homes and the unhindered entry of aid into Gaza. Egypt and Qatar are trying to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. However, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s office says that Hamas’ new terms are based on unrealistic demands.
The population in Gaza is facing famine and the humanitarian crisis is worsening. Hamas alleges that ceasefire talks have been stalling for the past few weeks because the Israeli prime minister is refusing to accede to its demands. Last month, Hamas was given the initial text of a cease-fire agreement in Gaza, which proposed a 40-day halt to hostilities and the release of ten Palestinian prisoners in exchange for one hostage. Israel rejected this early text. He said that he will continue the war until the end of Hamas. Hamas insists that any deal must end the war.
Israel has been continuing its military operation in Gaza since Hamas killed 1,200 people in an attack on Israel on October 7 last year, in which more than 31,000 Palestinians have been killed so far. It is now six months into the war, and the United Nations says as many as six million people in Gaza could be at risk of starvation. While international pressure is mounting on Israel to restore humanitarian aid to Gaza. The content for this news has been taken from the news agency ‘Reuters’.