Hamas has agreed to the latest proposal of regional intermediaries for the hostage release deal with Gaza ceasefire and Israel, a source of the Palestinian Armed Group told the BBC.
According to a Palestinian official familiar with the talks, the proposal of Egypt and Qatar is a comprehensive two-step plan based on a structure advanced by American envoy Steve Witcoff.
It will see Hamas free from half of the remaining Israeli hostages – 20 of which are considered alive – 60 -Divine in two stages during temporary Trus. During that time, there will be talks on a permanent ceasefire and an Israeli contingent withdrawal.
There was no immediate comment from Israeli officials.
On Sunday night, hundreds of thousands of people gathered in Tel Aviv to demand that the Israeli government agreed with Hamas to return the hostages.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the protesters of hardening the situation of Hamas’s conversation.
Netanyahu’s office stated that Israel “would agree for a deal on the condition that all hostages have been released at once” The latest development has come two days later.
Meanwhile, Israel’s cabinet is expected to approve army plans to expand its aggressive in the city of Gaza and Cash Gaza at the end of this week.
Netanyahu announced Israel’s intention after an indirect talks with Hamas on a ceasefire deal last month.
Hamas said at that time that it would only free the remaining hostages if Israel agrees to end the 22 -month war. But Netanyahu said that Hamas was disarmed and all the hostages were released.
The Israeli army launched a campaign in Gaza on 7 October 2023 in response to the Hamas -led attack on Southern Israel, killing around 1,200 people and 251 others were taken hostage.
According to the Hamas-Interested Health Ministry of the region, at least 62,004 people have been killed in Gaza since then.
