The proposal being developed to release hostages held by the Palestinian radical movement Hamas offers real hope for change in the future, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Washington. His words guide the way TASS.
“I think this proposal is strong and convincing. “I can’t say anything more about this, but I can say that very productive work has been done and there is real hope for the future,” he said.
It was previously reported that US representatives participated in the negotiations between Israel and the Hamas group. managed to achieve Progress has been made in negotiations on an agreement to stop fighting in the Gaza Strip and release hostages.
The situation in the Middle East escalated further on October 7, when thousands of armed Hamas supporters entered Israel from the Gaza Strip. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the country was at war.
The aim of Israel’s intervention operation was to repel the attack, release more than 200 hostages, including foreigners, and destroy Hamas. In order to achieve this goal, Israel launched major rocket attacks on the Gaza Strip from the first day of the operation. At the same time, the Israeli National Security Council decided to stop the supply of water, food, goods, electricity and fuel to the sector.
On November 22, Israel and Hamas reached an agreement on a humanitarian pause and the release of some hostages. On 24 November, the ceasefire agreement officially came into force and ended on the morning of 1 December. During the ceasefire week, Hamas released 110 hostages.
Previously Netanyahu commented Efforts to release the hostages in Gaza continue.