Negotiations on the exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners will not take place in Israel until a complete ceasefire is established in the Gaza Strip. The corresponding statement was made by the Islamist movement Hamas, RBC reports with reference to the Al Jazeera TV channel.
At the same time, senior Israeli officials told the media that Hamas “puts forward a condition for ending the war,” but “this will not happen.”
According to the Lebanese news agency Al Akhbar, a proposed deal to free 10 Palestinian prisoners for every Israeli hostage is being considered. Palestinian sources said U.S. officials told the Qatari mediator that they were “putting a lot of pressure on Israel” to push it to accept a new “long” truce that included a large exchange of prisoners and detainees, as well as a large amount of aid. Gaza Strip.
At the same time, Israel is still opposed to release according to the “all for all” formula, the agency’s interlocutors added. Israel has given mediators a list of 41 Israeli hostages it wants to release first, including children, women and the elderly.
Source: Rosbalt
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