Israel and Hamas negotiate the fate of 240 hostages. According to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the negotiations are making ‘progress’. Meanwhile, far-right Israeli Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has issued strong warnings against an agreement.
The deal has not yet been officially confirmed. The Israeli government will meet on Tuesday evening to discuss the agreement. Netanyahu hopes that “good news” will come soon.
Will Israel agree to a ceasefire?
In return, Israel would agree to a five-day ceasefire, the report said, citing anonymous Israeli officials. On Tuesday afternoon, Israeli media unanimously reported possible details of the agreement. Accordingly, more than fifty Hamas hostages in the Gaza Strip could soon be released. Among them are 40 children and 13 women.
Israeli minister criticizes possible hostage deal
Meanwhile, Israel’s right-wing extremist Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has sharply criticized a possible deal. Ben-Gvir said on Israeli television channel Channel 14 that he was very concerned that a possible deal was currently being discussed, and that the State of Israel could make a “very, very, very big mistake” with such a deal. to make. Hamas kidnapped about 240 people in the Gaza Strip and killed 1,200 people in its unprecedented terrorist attack on Israel on October 7.
Ben-Gvir recalled the so-called Shalit deal from 2011. At that time, more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners – including Hamas chief in the Gaza Strip Yahya al-Sinwar – came in exchange for Israeli soldiers who had been held hostage by Hamas for five years. free. “Remember, we freed Gilad Shalit and released Sinwar and his friends – and brought this suffering upon us,” Ben-Gvir said.
The right-wing extremist Minister of Police and Security is not a member of the Israeli war cabinet. Meanwhile, negotiations between Israel and Hamas on the release of hostages in the Gaza Strip are in full swing. media reports
Source: Krone
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