The new head of the Egyptian Intelligence Service, Hassan Rashad, met with the head of the Hamas to release hostages
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– 2024-05-05 09:44:10″>Ronen Bar, in Cairo, on Sunday, to discuss the issue of releasing hostages held by Israel in Gaza since October 7, 2023.
The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation and the American CNN network reported that Bar spoke to Rashad about “the opportunity that has been presented again to resume negotiations,” in reference to the killing of the head of the Hamas political bureau, Yahya Sinwar.
Barr stressed that “Egypt has an important role in this effort.”
The meeting comes less than a week after Rashad was appointed to his position, succeeding Abbas Kamel, who was removed from the position and appointed as an advisor to the President of the Republic, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.
On Monday, the Israeli government revealed the discussion of “new ideas” regarding efforts to release the hostages, in the wake of Sinwar’s killing.
A government statement said that “new ideas had been presented” for the release of the hostages, while the Israeli Broadcasting Authority quoted an official as saying that following the killing of Sinwar, “Qatar has now become the most important mediator in the negotiations, given that the most prominent Hamas leaders are in Doha.” .
The official added that the offer that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke about “is based on money and immunity for the liberators of the kidnapped, and these things can be provided in Qatar.”
Israeli statistics indicate that the attack launched by gunmen led by Hamas on Israel on October 7, 2023, caused the death of about 1,200 people, most of them civilians, including women and children, and the detention of 250 hostages.
Palestinian officials say that Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, in response to the Hamas attack, has so far killed more than 42,500 people, most of them women and children.
A spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that high-level officials discussed, during a meeting on Sunday evening, “new ideas” regarding a deal to release the Israelis detained in the Gaza Strip, amid American diplomatic moves to discuss ending the war on Gaza and advancing a proposal for a ceasefire, and exchanging Prisoners.
The spokesman added in a statement that the discussions took place during a high-level meeting of the Israeli Security Council of Ministers that lasted about 8 hours after the scheduled start of the meeting at 7:30 pm local time (GMT +3), according to what the “Times of Israel” newspaper reported.
An Israeli official told The Times of Israel that the meeting discussed Tel Aviv’s response to Iran, in addition to the drone attack on Netanyahu’s house, the fighting in Lebanon and Gaza, and the chances of achieving progress in the detainees deal after the visit of the head of the Israeli Internal Security Service (Shin Bet) Ronen. Bar, to Cairo for talks.
Israeli sources said that Netanyahu’s government intends to put the body of the late head of the Hamas political bureau, Yahya Sinwar, at the negotiating table with the Palestinians regarding a prisoner exchange deal in the Gaza Strip.
101 Israelis are still detained in Gaza, while one source said that the Israeli authorities are currently studying ways to “exert rapid pressure” on Hamas to release them, while an Israeli diplomatic source said: “If Hamas wants to exchange his (Sinwar) body for Israelis, alive or “Dead, that’s good.”
Last updated: October 21, 2024 – 14:05
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