The Lebanese “Al-Akhbar” newspaper, which is affiliated with Hezbollah, reported this morning (Saturday) that an Israeli delegation is expected to arrive in Cairo in the coming hours, in order to advance the negotiations for a deal for the release of hostages. According to the report, Israel will present the names of the Palestinian terrorists it claims to release and will demand to receive the list of hostages that will be included in the upcoming deal. The Egyptian Foreign Minister, Sameh Shukri, said: “We cannot say that we have reached an understanding in the negotiations between Israel and Hamas yet.” However, there is uncertainty about the correctness of the report.
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The newspaper also reported that Israel received warnings, according to which any delay and non-existence of the discussions, “wastes time and delays reaching a cease-fire agreement before the beginning of the month of Ramadan.” Sources who spoke to the Lebanese newspaper stated that in recent days, American pressure had been exerted on Israel which was not successful, and that Egypt, one of the mediating countries, still insisted on sticking to the course agreed upon at the last Paris summit.
Benjamin Netanyahu, Joe Biden, Yahya Sinwar (Photo: Reuters, gettyimages)
Al-Sharq al-Awast newspaper reported last Wednesday that the latest proposal submitted to Hamas is not acceptable to the organization, and that there are differences of opinion on two issues. The first issue is the issue of the withdrawal of IDF forces and the areas where the forces will be based in the first phase of the agreement. The second issue concerns the return of the refugees to the north of the Gaza Strip without limitations, conditions, audits and security checks. The sources in Hamas denied the news about an imminent agreement, unless the IDF forces They will fully withdraw from the heart of Gaza and clear the way from which the displaced return to the north of the Gaza Strip, remove all barriers and allow the refugees to return without conditions.
Demonstration for the release of the kidnapped (Photo: Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
As a reminder, a senior official informed the “Reuters” news agency that a draft proposal was forwarded to the terrorist organization, which includes a truce that will last 40 days and the release of terrorists in the ratio of ten of them for every abductee. The source also stated that the proposal includes a commitment to bring 500 supply trucks into Gaza every day, and transfer thousands of tents to Gazans who were evacuated from their homes during the war.
The Qatari network “Al Jazeera” reported that Israel actually accepted the Paris outline, which according to its publication includes the following details: withdrawal of the IDF from population centers in the Gaza Strip, the release of about 400 terrorists in exchange for about 40 hostages and abductions, an end to The patrol flights over the Strip for 8 hours every day, and the gradual return of Gazans to the north of the Strip, with the exception of men who are of an age where they can act as terrorists.