Hamas agrees to general outlines of deal to release around 50 hostages — Reuters
It is reported that Qatari mediators tried to reach an agreement with Hamas and Israel on Wednesday
LONDON, November 15. /TASS/. The Palestinian radical movement Hamas has agreed to the general outlines of a deal with Israel that would see the release of some 50 hostages in exchange for a three-day truce in the Gaza Strip, Reuters reported, citing an unnamed official.
In line with the deal, Israel will also have to release some Palestinian women and children from jails on Israeli soil and increase the amount of humanitarian assistance allowed into the Palestinian enclave. However, according to the official, Israeli authorities have not yet agreed to the terms of the deal and are still negotiating the details.
Reuters' source pointed out Qatari mediators tried to reach an agreement with Hamas and Israel on Wednesday. The deal under discussion has been agreed with the United States, the official added.
Al Hadath TV reported on November 10 that an agreement had been reached to exchange Palestinian women and teenagers held in Israeli prisons for 100 women and children held hostage by Hamas. On November 2, IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said that the number of hostages held in Gaza was at least 242. The NBC TV channel reported, citing a representative of the administration of US President Joe Biden, that Hamas and Israel are discussing the possibility of releasing 80 hostages if the country releases Palestinian women and teenagers from prisons. Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed that the US is involved in talks between Israel and Qatar on the release of the hostages, but did not provide details. ABC reported on November 15, citing a senior Israeli official, that a deal to release the hostages could be announced in the next two or three days.