Hamas has agreed to the proposed ceasefire deal in Gaza and the release of numerous hostages, according to two officials involved in the negotiations, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday. According to the report, an Israeli official noted that while progress had been made, the final details were still under discussion. The Associated Press … Read more
The terms of a hostage release deal that would see three hostages released on the first day of its implementation, with another four being released the following week, have reportedly been finalized, a Palestinian official familiar with the negotiations told the BBC late Monday. In the report, the Palestinian official says that after the … Read more
Israel will not release any Hamas terrorist belonging to the Nukhba forces, which took part in the October 7 massacre of southern Israel, as part of a possible hostage deal, diplomatic sources told The Jerusalem Post on Monday evening. The list of terrorists expected to be released from Israeli prisons as part of the … Read more
As hostage deal and ceasefire negotiations approach “the finish line,” Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya has taken the helm of the terror group’s military wing, the Izzadin al-Qassam Brigades, a senior Hamas official told the UK-based Qatari news organization, Al Araby Al Jadeed, on Wednesday. Al-Hayya is Hamas’s top negotiator in the talks and serves … Read more
Israel reportedly presented Hamas with a list of 34 hostages that it insists must be released as part of the first phase of a deal, including 11 names that do not meet Hamas’s criteria for a deal, Egyptian news channel Al-Ghad reported, citing official sources, on Saturday night. Al-Ghad‘s sources said that some of … Read more
No progress was made towards the completion of a hostage deal/ceasefire agreement on Thursday, and CIA Director William J. Burns, who was in Doha for the talks, left Qatar after being there for a day, a US official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told The Washington Post on Friday. Burns is no longer … Read more
Significant progress is being made, and a hostage deal can be reached within a month, two officials with knowledge about the matter told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday. Behind the scenes, there is a positive atmosphere in the talks, according to officials involved in the negotiations, Hamas, and Arab media reports. Brett McGurk, the … Read more
Hochstein’s recent visit to Lebanon Asharq Al-Awsat, London, December 4 For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org In a quiet revelation, a Lebanese banker, who shares a longstanding friendship with US envoy Amos Hochstein dating back to their time at a New York bank in the 1990s, disclosed insights from Hochstein’s … Read more
Both Israel and Gaza-based terror groups Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have indicated willingness to cooperate and be flexible in order to reach a ceasefire agreement, Egyptian sources told the Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar. However, the deal’s approval ultimately is reportedly dependent on Israel. According to the Lebanese outlet, Israel requested to shorten the … Read more
Mossad chief David Barnea met with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani in Doha on Wednesday to discuss the Gaza hostage deal and the ceasefire negotiations, according to two sources familiar with the details. Barnea’s visit to Qatar is part of efforts to achieve a breakthrough in negotiations for a deal and transition … Read more
