Since the end of the one-week truce in November 2023, no new agreement has been reached between Israel and Hamas.
A proposal for the release of hostages
Despite mediation efforts by Qatar, Egypt and the United States, indirect negotiations failed to reach a lasting agreement between Israel and the Hamas. However, the recent statement by a Hamas official regarding a possible release of hostages could pave the way for a new agreement. Hamas announced its willingness to release 34 Israeli hostages, including women, children, the sick and the elderly. These prisoners appear on a list provided by Israel.
According to a Hamas representative, this release would be part of a first phase of an exchange of prisoners. However, he clarified that “resistance groups need about a week of calm to communicate with the kidnappers and identify the [otages] dead or alive.“For its part, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated that no official list had yet been transmitted by Hamas.
A history of releases in November 2023
The last truce allowed the release of 105 Israeli hostages in exchange for 240 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. Since theattack of October 7, 2023which caused the deaths of more than 1,200 Israelis and led to the kidnapping of 251 people, 96 hostages remain held in Gaza. Among them, 34 were declared dead by the Israeli army.
Source : 20minutes.fr
Canada
