Israel did not send its delegation to the talks in Egypt at all on Saturday.
A representative of the extremist organization Hamas, who remains anonymous, repeated the organization’s demand on Saturday that it does not intend to accept a truce agreement that does not include, in particular, the end of all Israeli military operations in Gaza and the withdrawal of the country’s forces.
– Hamas will under no circumstances accept an agreement that clearly does not include the end of the war in Gaza.
The representative accused the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu delaying the creation of a truce for their personal interests.
A high-ranking representative of Israel accused Hamas on Saturday that the extremist organization is making it difficult to reach an agreement when it does not give up its demands to end the war.
Negotiations will continue on Sunday
Information about the negotiations taking place in Egypt varies, as earlier on Saturday sources said that the negotiations had progressed considerably. Negotiations are scheduled to continue on Sunday.
The Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo on Saturday. Hamas’s response to the mediators’ proposal was already expected on Saturday, but without result.
The Israeli delegation did not arrive in the city at all on Saturday. An Israeli representative told AFP that the delegation would only be sent if there was “positive movement” in the talks.
– Difficult and long negotiations are ahead for an actual agreement, the representative stated.
Information leaked about the content of the contract proposal
Information about the show’s content has been trickling out all week. Britain previously said that the truce would last for about 40 days.
CNN says that according to the truce proposal, 20-33 hostages kidnapped by Hamas from Israel would be released over several weeks in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners in Israel. There was no information on their number on the channel, but in the past there has been talk of the release of even thousands of prisoners in Israel.
According to the Israeli authorities, there are still 128 hostages in Gaza. 34 of them are believed to have died. Israel also defines dead persons as hostages until their bodies are returned.
The last time the fighting stopped was last November for a week. At that time, Hamas released an estimated one hundred hostages. Israel also released Palestinian prisoners.
Source: AFP