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Hamas Proposes Release Of Hostages After Israel’s Operation Gideon’s Chariots.
Following Saturday’s negotiations, Hamas proposed the release of more hostages after Israel launched a fresh offensive on the Gaza strip on Friday.
The latest Saturday ceasefire talks were held in Doha, mediated by Qatari and the United States mediators.
BBC reported that Hamas will release nine hostages in exchange for a 60-day truce. Israel would release Palestinian prisoners. The deal will also include the entry of 400 aid trucks a day, along with evacuation of medical patients from Gaza. Israel has asked for proof of life of all remaining hostages in the Gaza strip.
Israel has not responded to the aforementioned deal, but had mentioned before the ceasefire talks that it will not be withdrawing troops from Gaza or commit to the end of the war, as per BBC.
In a statement late on Friday, the Israel Defense Forces said they had “launched extensive attacks and mobilized forces to seize strategic areas in the Gaza Strip, as part of the opening moves of Operation Gideon’s Chariots and the expansion of the campaign in Gaza, to achieve all the goals of the war in Gaza.”
Israel announced a major new offensive on Gaza named, “Operation Gideon’s Chariots”, deadliest in the past few months – following the end of a fragile short-lived two-month long ceasefire on March 18 – that was brokered between Israel and Hamas earlier this year.
The operation has killed at least 300 people, including at hospitals and refugee camps in the north and south of the Gaza Strip, BBC reported.
(BBC )