4-day truce in Gaza postponed due to discussions over hostage release

The postponement of a truce in Gaza strip between Israeli forces and Hamas was due to “last-minute” details about which hostages would be released and how, a Palestinian official told AFP on Thursday.

“Qatarin coordination with the Egyptians and the Americans, should announce today, in the next few hours, the start time of the trucehe added.

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On Wednesday “there was already an exchange of lists of names of prisoners on both sides through Qatari and Egyptian mediators”, said the source.

“Hamas will release 10 women and children hostages – under 19 years old – and at the same time 30 Palestinian prisoners will be released and the agreement will remain that way“, in a context of cessation of fighting throughout the Gaza strip and limit Israeli aviation overflights in the north, explained the official.

“The delay is explained by last minute details about the names of the Israeli hostages and the conditions of their surrender” he added.

First it was proposed “that they be delivered through the Red Cross to take them to Egypt“, on the border with Gaza stripbefore being handed over “to the Israeli side,” said this official familiar with the negotiations.

“So it was proposed that the employees of the Red Cross “First they made a medical visit to check the health status of the hostages” and those same employees saw other hostages “to check their health status”, the source added.

“Qatari, Egyptian and American mediators will monitor the implementation of this agreement and take note of any violations. They are the guarantors of the application of the agreement truce and the negotiations to achieve it”, explained the Palestinian official.

Qatar declared on Thursday that these negotiations were continuing “positively” and that the agreement truce It would be “applied in the next few hours”.

Source: Elcomercio

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