Qatar received a “positive” response from Hamas over the hostage release agreement

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Mohamed bin Abderrahmansaid this Tuesday that his country’s mediation team received a response “positive”from the Islamic group Hamas in relation to the proposed agreement for the release of hostages held captive in Gaza strip.

“I would like to inform the press that we received a response from Hamas on the general framework of the hostage agreement. The response includes some comments but is generally positive“said the Qatari minister at a press conference in Doha together with the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken.

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Bin Abderrahman, who declined to provide details given the sensitivity of the circumstances, was “optimistic” and assured that they have already delivered Hamas’ response to the Israel.

Although details of the draft agreement have not been published, the latest leaked information points to the release of 136 hostages held captive by Hamas, some already dead, for a period of 142 days in exchange for the release of more than 100 prisoners. …Palestinians held hostage.

However, the Islamic group demands as a starting point the Israeli commitment to agree to a permanent ceasefire that puts an end to the war, something that Israel is not willing to accept because its objective is “dismantle Hamas”.

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The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahuinsisted a few days ago in his weekly meeting with the government cabinet that Israel “will not accept any agreement, not at any price”about a truce in Gaza strip.

The proposed agreement was forged a week ago in Paris by representatives of Israel, U.Sand the main mediators of the conflict: Egypt and Qatar, and contemplates a truce in exchange for an exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons.

Source: Elcomercio

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