Israel claimed, Monday, January 6, that it had not been informed by Hamas of the conditions in which the 34 hostages held captive in the Gaza Strip are found, whom the Palestinian movement said the day before it was ready to release in the first phase of a possible agreement.
« Israel has not yet received confirmation or response from Hamas on the conditions of the hostages mentioned on the list “, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement.
A Hamas official told AFP on Sunday that the Islamist group had “ agreed to release 34 Israeli prisoners, from a list provided by Israel, in the first phase of a prisoner exchange agreement ». « The list of hostages that was published in the media was not provided by Israel to Hamas, but initially by Israel to the mediators (negotiations) in July 2024 “, replied the Prime Minister’s office.
Hamas demands “ a week of calm »
Indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel resumed this weekend in Qatar with a view to an agreement on a ceasefire and the release of hostages held captive in Gaza since the attack of the Palestinian movement on Israeli soil on October 7, 2023.
-Still no truce agreement
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