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Hamas offers new hostage deal: 10 lives for Palestinian prisoners!
Hamas offers new hostage deal during ceasefire negotiations with Israel; US mediation plays a central role.
Hamas offers new hostage deal: 10 lives for Palestinian prisoners!
The situation in the Gaza Strip remains tense as Hamas puts forward a new hostage deal proposal. Loud Picture The offer provides for the release of ten living and 18 dead hostages. This is in exchange for the release of an “agreed number” of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli detention centers. In addition, Hamas is calling for a “comprehensive withdrawal” of Israeli troops from the Gaza Strip.
This proposal is a response to the plan of US special envoy Steve Witkoff, who is organizing the negotiations on behalf of US President Donald Trump. In an optimistic statement, Trump emphasized that the warring parties were “very close” to an agreement. Israel has already accepted the US proposal for a 60-day ceasefire under which 125 Palestinians and 1,111 people from Gaza would be released.
Political reactions and accusations
Meanwhile, negotiations on the technical details of the ceasefire continue in Qatar. Hamas spokesman Issat al-Rishk has rejected the allegations against the group and emphasized that Hamas is committed to the ceasefire agreement.
Future developments and possible scenarios
Another aspect of the agreement concerns the planned release of 33 hostages in the first phase in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. The entire process is being mediated by Egypt, Qatar and the US, while the terms of a possible second phase are also expected to be negotiated during the first phase. This reports ZDF.
A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip came into effect on January 19, 2025, with a nearly three-hour delay caused by technical reasons such as Hamas' late transmission of information. In this first phase, around 90 Palestinian prisoners who were not involved in the October 7, 2023 massacre are to be released. Fortunately, the ceasefire is also expected to improve food supplies for the over two million residents of the Gaza Strip.
In summary, the situation in the Gaza Strip remains tense and both Hamas and the Israeli government have set clear conditions for negotiations to continue. The next few days could be decisive in determining whether a stable peace is possible or whether the conflicts will continue to escalate.