Israel is offering to pause the fighting in Gaza for at least one week as part of a new deal to get Hamas to release more than three dozen hostages the terror group is holding, citing two Israeli officials and another source with knowledge of the matter.
First reported by Axios, the
proposal looks to release hostages that include women, the elderly and those in
need of urgent care.
The deal is being presented to
Hamas through Qatari mediators, Ravid said.
Michael Herzog, Israeli
Ambassador to the US, confirmed Israel is willing to put a pause to the
fighting if it means releasing as many hostages as possible, but would not confirm
if a deal had been reached.
“I think it’s premature to tell
whether or not we have a deal because until now, Hamas refused to do another
deal,” he said.
“They were hoping for a
permanent ceasefire, but I hope that under the pressure of what we’re doing on
the ground, plus the pressure from the Qataris, they will agree to do a deal,
but it’s premature at this phase,” he said.
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