The Hamas chief said the group is close to a possible truce with Israel that would bring about a pause in the country’s relentless airstrikes on Gaza in exchange for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Palestinian territory.
Palestinian terror group officials are “close to reaching a truce agreement” with the Israeli government as the sides negotiate through Qatari mediators, an aide to Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh told Reuters in a statement.
The aide divulged few details about the reported agreement, but said Hamas had delivered its response to Qatari mediators.
Hamas’s top leader, Ismail Haniyeh, said the terrorist group is “close to reaching a truce agreement” with the Israeli government.REUTERS
The two sides in the deadly conflict are reportedly negotiating the length of the truce, the logistics of delivering much-needed aid to Gaza and the exchange of Israeli hostages kidnapped and held by Hamas for Palestinian prisoners in Israel, he said. a Hamas official told Al Jazeera. TELEVISION.
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Women and children would be freed from both sides as part of the hostage and prisoner exchange, official Issat el Reshiq told the outlet.
It is unclear how many of the 240 Israelis held in Gaza since Hamas fighters kidnapped them on Oct. 7 will be returned to their homes as the deal is negotiated.
There has been constant talk for days about a possible hostage release deal, but no solid agreement has yet been reached.
Qatar, as the third-party mediator, is expected to announce the details of any plan that is agreed upon.
Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani said on Sunday that the remaining barter points were “very minor.”
Last week, Qatari mediators expected Israel and Hamas to exchange 50 hostages in exchange for a three-day ceasefire that would allow emergency aid to reach Gaza, where civilians have reported having no electricity, clean water or food. .
Israeli soldiers operate amid the Israeli army’s ongoing ground operation against the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in a location designated as the Gaza Strip, in this screenshot taken from a video released on November 21, 2023. via REUTERS
The United Nations has warned that the possibility of mass famine is growing as deliveries of food and other necessities become more difficult or even impossible amid a communications blackout in the territory.
The conflict has killed thousands of people, many of whom were innocent civilians.
Hamas’ attack on Israel on October 7 killed 1,200 Israelis.
Smoke rises after Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, seen from southern Israel, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, November 21, 2023. REUTERS
The Jewish nation’s airstrikes and retaliatory ground mission in Gaza have killed at least 13,300 Palestinians, including at least 5,600 children and 3,550 women, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry.
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U.S. officials said Monday that they believe a deal is close, but added that they had thought the same thing before but were proven wrong.
“Delicate negotiations like this can fall apart at the last minute,” White House deputy national security adviser Jon Finer said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” “Nothing is agreed until everything is agreed.”
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