Israel receives Hamas list of hostage deal demands from Qatar - report

• Published date: 14 March 2024
• Author: JERUSALEM POST STAFF
• Publication title: Jerusalem Post, The: Web Edition Articles (Israel)

According to the announcement published by Hamas, the deal was intended to allow the return of the residents of Gaza to their homes and the withdrawal of the IDF from the Strip

Qatar sent Israel an official letter via Hamas detailing the Gaza terror group's demands as part of the Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, KAN News reported on Thursday night.

Hamas said on Thursday it presented to mediators a comprehensive vision of a truce deal that is based on stopping the Israeli "aggression" against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, providing relief and aid, the return of displaced Gazans to their houses, and the withdrawal of Israeli forces.

The deal is expected to involve the exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners.

Israeli women, children, elderly, and ill hostages would be exchanged for the release of 700-1000 Palestinian prisoners, according to a proposal seen by Reuters. The releases would include 100 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences in Israeli prisons and the release of Israeli "female recruits."

The deal outlined is expected to be done in stages. A deadline for an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza would be agreed upon after the first stage, Hamas said in its proposal. All detainees from both sides would be released in the second stage of the plan.

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