2024-01-02 08:43:14
Report: Hamas wants a truce for more than a month and a slow process of releasing prisoners
Palestinian sources familiar with the prisoner exchange discussions between Hamas and Israel revealed that the movement abandoned the condition of a permanent ceasefire, provided that it releases regarding 40 Israeli detainees, in exchange for a ceasefire lasting more than a month and up to 40 days, and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from… Gaza strip.
In return, Hamas also wants the release of an agreed-upon number of Palestinian prisoners, the return of citizens from the south to the north, and an increase in the pace of the introduction of aid as general lines of approval.
The sources explained to the Arab World News Agency that Hamas informed the Qatari and Egyptian mediators of its position, while the parties conveyed Hamas’ response to Israel, which the Hebrew Walla website revealed, citing an unnamed official, that the War Council refused during its last meeting. Motion display.
A source stated that Hamas’s demand is to release one Israeli detainee every day of the truce.
He added: “The five-year talks in which Egypt, Qatar, and the United States participate, in addition to the two sides of the conflict (Hamas) and Israel, are continuing, but so far no agreement has been reached.”
People carry pictures of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza during a protest to demand their release (EPA)
But Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper said yesterday (Monday) that the demands put forward by the Hamas movement to complete a new prisoner exchange deal with Israel seem exaggerated.
The newspaper, citing an unnamed official, indicated that the responses received from the Qatari mediator do not indicate the possibility of reaching an imminent agreement. The official said: “Hamas sets imaginary conditions, and Israel is not ready to accept them.”
The Israeli War Council met last week and discussed the initial responses provided by the Qatari mediator, who returned once more to the Hamas movement, heard new responses from them and conveyed them to Israel.
The Israeli official added: “The matter is more complicated than we thought.” (Hamas) has returned to demands to stop military actions, and this cannot be accepted.”
The Palestinian sources told the Arab World News Agency that the Hamas movement wants the desired truce to be longer than the previous agreement, but it is ready to implement the standards of the previous agreement, so that the remaining non-conscript women will be released according to the same previous mechanism, which It included the release of 10 detained Israeli children and women daily, in exchange for Israel releasing 30 female prisoners and children.
A source revealed that Hamas agreed to release Palestinian prisoners with “medium” sentences, indicating that it no longer required prisoners with high sentences in exchange for the release of Israeli detainees, in addition to the release of all those who were arrested from the Gaza Strip during the ground operation within Equation of 3 Palestinian detainees to one Israeli detainee.
The source said that the release process will vary according to the field and logistical conditions, ultimately leading to the release of slightly more than 40 Israeli detainees, including elderly women and men.
According to the Israeli Walla news website, Hamas requested the complete withdrawal of the Israeli army from the Gaza Strip in exchange for this offer.
The sources who spoke to the Arab World News Agency stated that negotiations through Egypt and Qatar, and in coordination with the United States, have accelerated significantly in recent hours, noting that tireless efforts have been made by Cairo and Doha and extensive contacts have been made, in an attempt to reach a truce agreement that would lead to an end to the conflict. Ultimate permanent shooting.
Israeli media announced that the War Council had agreed to a two-week truce, in exchange for the release of 40 to 50 Israeli detainees, and the release of high-sentence Palestinian prisoners, which means that Israel agrees to a one-day truce in exchange for the release of 3 detainees, and Hamas agrees to… A day’s calm for every Israeli detainee, and this is the focus of discussion now.
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