Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that efforts to release the hostages held by the radical Palestinian group Hamas in the Gaza Strip continue. This was announced by the office of the head of the Israeli government. TASS.
“Efforts continue, contacts are made, we have not been interrupted,” Netanyahu said.
The Israeli Prime Minister noted that Hamas had an ultimatum, but it was softened a bit.
On December 30, representatives of Qatar, which mediates negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement for the release of hostages, made a statement. reported Their Israeli counterparts said the Palestinian group had “agreed in principle” to continue hostage negotiations.
Before that, Netanyahu was in a meeting with the relatives of the abductees. said Negotiation process for the release of hostages in Gaza. According to Netanyahu, Egypt and Qatar are facilitating the return of hostages.
Previously Hamas rejected Egypt’s three-stage plan for a solution in Gaza.