Qatar has received a “positive response” from Hamas regarding the proposed agreement with Israel that would include the release of hostages still in the Gaza Strip. This was announced by Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. “We received a response from Hamas to the general framework of the hostage agreement – said al-Thani – The response in general is positive'' and it was delivered to Israel.
Blinken's reaction
The United States is reviewing Hamas's response to Qatar's proposed hostage deal with Israel, which includes a prolonged ceasefire and the release of Palestinian detainees, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in Doha. of a press conference, anticipating that he will discuss the proposed agreement tomorrow with Israeli officials.
“There is still a lot of work to do, but we continue to believe that a deal is possible, and indeed essential,” Blinken said.
Ny Times: 32 of the 136 hostages held by Hamas died, over a fifth
At least 32 of the 136 hostages captured by Hamas and still held in the Gaza Strip are reported to have died. This is the conclusion reached by the Israeli military on the basis of the data available to them and the resulting assessments. The New York Times reported this, underlining how the figure corresponds to over a fifth of the hostages still in the hands of Hamas.
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