Qatar Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdel Rahman Al Thani said that negotiators on the situation around the Gaza Strip are close to an agreement on the release of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Israeli hostages. TV channel reports this Al Jazeera.
“The hostage and prisoner exchange agreement was not easy, but we are now more confident that we are close to an agreement.” – said Al Thani.
Aidrienne Watson, formerly head of the White House National Security Council (NSC) press service statedIt was stated that the agreement on the release of hostages in the Gaza Strip has not been signed yet. Therefore, he commented on reports that a five-day ceasefire agreement would be signed between Israel and Hamas with the participation of the United States in exchange for the release of several dozen hostages.
Previously in the Washington Post reportedIt was stated that the USA, Israel and the radical Palestinian movement Hamas are close to reaching an agreement on stopping the clashes.
The release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip could begin in the “next few days,” according to the publication. The situation in the Middle East worsened when Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip entered Israel on October 7; Radicals took hundreds of hostages and deported them to the region.
Formerly political scientist named One of the reasons why the Palestinian-Israeli conflict flared up.