Reuters reports that Hamas has approved a list of 34 hostages to be exchanged for a ceasefire, citing a Hamas official. However, the Israeli government denies receiving the list. The report states that the release would be contingent on an agreement regarding Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and a permanent ceasefire.
Family and supporters of the estimated 240 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza completed the final leg of a five-day solidarity rally calling for their return, from Tel Aviv to the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean) Hamas has approved an Israel i list of 34 hostages to be exchanged in a possible ceasefire deal, Reuters reported, citing a Hamas official.
The Israeli government denied receiving a list of hostages from Hamas, but did not directly respond to the substance of the Reuters report. The Reuters news agency reported on Sunday, citing an anonymous Hamas official, that the release of the hostages would be contingent on reaching an agreement regarding Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and a permanent ceasefire.Israel and Hamas are also still negotiating the number and identities of Palestinian prisoners who would be released in exchange for the hostages. However, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office appeared to cast doubt on the report. “Contrary to what was claimed, Hamas has yet to provide a list of hostages,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. It is not clear which hostages are on the list reported by Reuters, or whether they are living or dead. In recent weeks, Israel has told CNN they have yet to receive a full list of living hostages from the militant group. This comes just days after indirect negotiations for a ceasefire-for-hostages deal resumed in Doha, talks that have so far shown few signs of progress, according to Israeli and Egyptian officials. On Saturday, Hamas turned up the pressure on Israel at the negotiating table, releasing a video of 19-year-old hostage Liri Albag. Albag’s family called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to seize the opportunity to do a ceasefire deal, describing the footage as having “torn our hearts to pieces.” As of December 5, Hamas was still holding 100 hostages in Gaza, most of whom were abducted during the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 202
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