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Negotiation of three-day truce in Gaza in exchange for 12 hostages, according to source close to Hamas

I like mediates negotiations to obtain the release of 12 hostages, six of them Americans, captured by Hamas in Israelin exchange for “a three-day humanitarian truce”, a source close to the Islamic movement in power in the country told AFP. Link.

“The conversations revolve around the release of 12 hostageshalf of them Americans, in exchange for a three-day truce that allows Hamas to release these hostages.”declared the source on condition of anonymity.

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In Doha, a source close to the discussions previously said, also on condition of anonymity, that I like carry out this mediation “in coordination with U.S (…) obtain the release of 10 to 15 hostages in exchange for a two-day ceasefire.”

According to a close source Hamasthe discussions stumble for now on “duration”of the truce and the inclusion in it of “the north of Gaza striptheater of main combat operations, specified the source.

I like awaits a response from the Israelis“he added. This valueforalready participated in the mediation that led to the release of four hostages in October.

The truce would also allow Egyptwhich borders Gaza strip“provide more humanitarian aid” to the besieged Palestinian territory through the crossing Rafaindicated the same source.

I do not comment on any negotiations“, an Israeli government spokesman told AFP, Eylon Levy.

On October 7th, Hamas launched a bloody attack on Israeli soil, during which he kidnapped 240 peopletook them to the Gaza Strip.

At least 1,400 people have been killed in Israel since the start of the war that same day, most of them civilians, according to Israeli authorities.

The reprisals of Israelwhat you’re looking for”annihilate”for Hamas, left more than 10,500 dead in Gaza stripincluding more than 4,000 children, according to the Ministry of Health of Islamic movement.

Israel refuse any humanitarian truce until the hostages are released, despite urgent calls from the UN, NGOs and other countries for a ceasefire or a pause in providing aid to the population.

Source: Elcomercio

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