Hamas to release 33 hostages in first stage of potential ceasefire deal

(MENAFN) Hamas is predicted to free 33 seizures in the first stage of an emerging ceasefire contract being discussed by negotiators in Doha, two Israeli representatives stated, the first good sign in months that a truce in the Israel-Hamas conflict may be done.

Deputies have stated careful optimism that a bargain could soon be declared to halt 15 months of fighting that has imbalanced the Middle East and destroyed Gaza, permit for more assist into the besieged Palestinian Strip, and guarantee the return of many of seizures held by Hamas since its assault on Israel on October 7, 2023.

Hamas and its cooperatives still hold 94 of the 251 hostages seized from Israel, including no less than 34 of whom are dead, in line with the Israeli government.

Israel think that most of the 33 hostages to be freed in the first stage of the bargain are alive, a major Israeli representative said to journalists on Monday, but the bodies of dead seizures will also likely be with those freed. The first stage would occur over an initial 42-day ceasefire.

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