Signs of a new hostage deal after Egypt hosts Hamas delegation • FRANCE 24 English



Signs of a new hostage deal after Egypt hosts Hamas delegation • FRANCE 24 English

What more do we know about these latest efforts to free the hostages who remain in Gaza is there any cause for optimism well on Saturday we’ve seen these reports emerging that there could be a new deal in the Wings Over the release of Israeli hostages from the

Gaza Strip now Israel has made this a priority bringing home 129 hostages that are still known to be in the Gaza Strip including uh the bodies of those who have died while in cap ity now these reports have been citing qari officials uh saying that Hamas has apparently and

In principle agreed to resumption of negotiations over the release of hostages now that follows news on Friday uh for that mosad had briefed the Israeli War cabinet that there could be a new development uh happening uh they spoken to the war cabinet saying that that development may be moving forward

Now there are fairly light on details at this point Egypt as we know has been seeking seeking to continue negotiations uh its previous plan had been dismissed by Hamas uh and its allies uh Islamic Jihad but uh what we know at this point is that the mosad proposal could be

Under discussion uh it could involve 40 hostages uh specifically involving men who were over 60 and those with severe medical issues now it would involve a potential halt in operations uh in the Gaza Strip by Israel for a period of one month but Israel’s been taking this with caution they’ve been uh

They’ve been saying that it’s uh that Hamas official in Lebanon has been pouring water on this saying that no talks are going on without what they what they’ refer to as a permanent ceasefire uh instead of a temporary truce now Israel they’ that the the Hamas official has accused uh Israel of

Leaking what it said was false information in an attempt to Stave off domestic criticism but what we do know at this point is that there is is a Hamas delegation in Egypt over the weekend with negotiations ongoing and

A Hamas delegation was in Cairo on Friday to discuss an Egyptian plan proposing renewable ceasefires, a staggered release of hostages for Palestinian prisoners, and ultimately an end to the war, according to sources close to Hamas.

“There good be a new deal in the wings over the release of Israeli hostages from the Gaza Strip,” says FRANCE 24’s Luke Shrago, reporting from Tel Aviv with the latest developments. 

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