Israel has agreed to postpone its ground offensive in the Gaza Strip, according to a report. This should allow talks on the release of a large number of hostages kidnapped in the Gaza Strip.
The Axios portal reported this on Tuesday, citing two Israeli representatives. The Israeli military said it was reviewing the report.
According to the report, Israel is open to pushing back the ground offensive for a few days. The Israeli army does not want to give up its plans for the ground offensive even if an agreement is reached on the release of hostages.
Women and children first
The condition for this is the release of all women and children. After the ground offensive begins, Israel believes a deal will no longer be possible.
According to the army, at least 220 hostages are still held by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. Two women were released on Friday and Monday.
According to the report, Hamas initially demanded a six-hour ceasefire for the hostages released on Monday. However, Israel rejected this so as not to set a precedent.
The pitfalls of a ceasefire
The country therefore feared that Hamas could otherwise demand a ceasefire every time it releases two hostages. Israelis fear that Hamas could use the ceasefire period to regroup and move between hideouts.
Source: Krone
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