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Hamas needs 7-day truce earlier than hostage launch; Israel calls for troopers in first phas

12/20/2024

Hamas officers informed the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Akhbar newspaper in Lebanon that negotiations in Doha are progressing effectively, with most points resolved. However, two essential sticking factors stay, in line with the report revealed Thursday.

The first dispute entails Israel’s demand for a complete record of all hostages—each alive and deceased—held by Hamas and different Palestinian factions. Hamas officers reportedly insist that verifying such a listing is not possible with out at the very least a week-long ceasefire. Despite the deadlock, sources counsel an settlement could also be inside attain “very quickly.”

The second disagreement facilities on Israel’s insistence that troopers, together with these injured, be prioritized within the preliminary part of the humanitarian launch deal. Hamas has reportedly rejected this, claiming it contradicts prior understandings of the discharge framework for Israeli hostages.

Ofir Angrest, whose brother, IDF soldier Matan Angrest, is amongst these held captive in Gaza, stated that “toppling Hamas just isn’t an possibility. We demand that troopers be included within the deal.”

Despite these variations, Palestinian factions reportedly imagine that Israel’s seriousness in pursuing an settlement might resolve the remaining points.

Meanwhile, Sky News Arabia quoted a member of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s staff as saying there was “further progress in latest days” towards a ceasefire in Gaza. Hamas reportedly knowledgeable mediators that it can not present an actual variety of hostages it holds, which has delayed the discharge of additional particulars.

The deal is predicted to proceed in levels. The U.S. official famous that each Israel and Hamas seem extra decided than ever to finish the warfare.

Israeli officers are awaiting a proper record of dwelling hostages from Hamas, emphasizing that their prime precedence is maximizing the variety of dwelling captives returned. Hamas has provided to incorporate the our bodies of deceased hostages to deal with any shortfall in dwelling captives launched in the course of the first part.

For now, the negotiations proceed, with either side beneath strain to strike a deal amid ongoing worldwide mediation.