Hamas to release six Israeli captives, to hand over four bodies this week | Israel-Palestine News of Conflict

Hamas will release six Israeli captives and pass the bodies to four others this week as part of Termination of Gaza Fire An agreement, the leader of the group in the enclave said.

Halil Al-Haya, the head of the Palestinian Group in Gaza, said the bodies will be held in Gaza on Thursday and that six living Israeli captives will be released on Saturday.

“Hamas proved, along with the resistance, her seriousness in the implementation of the agreement with full responsibility,” he said on Tuesday. “We emphasize the need to oblige the profession for implementing all provisions of the agreement without delay.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed that talks in Egypt have led to an agreement to release six living Israeli captives on Saturday as part of the first phase of the Hamas fire termination deal.

Israel will also receive the bodies of four dead captives on Thursday, before four more bodies later next week, the message said.

The first phase of the Gaza Gaza, which was mediated by the United States, Qatar and Egypt, should expire on March 1st. Negotiations in the next stages, including the constant end of the war, have not yet begun.

Taking into account from Aman, Jordan, Hamda Salhut of Al Jazeera said the editions could be a major development regarding the negotiations in the second phase of the termination of fire.

“Hamas said they were doing this because they wanted the second phase to be held. The Israelis have been asking for about a week, saying that they want the bodies of some captives to be released earlier from the end of the first phase, “she said.

Salhut noted that the bodies of Bibs family members are expected to be handed over on Thursday. In November 2023, Hamas announced that the family had been killed in Israeli air strike.

Husband and father YARDEN BIBAS It was released last month as part of the first phase of the fire termination deal.

“The Israeli military had said they had great concerns about the fate of the mother and her two children, but did not confirm whether they had been killed. Hamas now confirms that they will release the bodies, “Salhut added.

Former Director General of the Israeli Foreign Ministry, Alon Liel, said that the returning bodies of the Israeli captives to the Red Cross could “could have a detrimental effect on the Israeli public.”

He said it would be a day of mourning in Israel that would shock people.

“But it is still better than not getting anything from Hamas. We will be glad to have all the living hostages and the bodies back in Israel as soon as possible, “Lille said.

Israel is looking for “maximum flexibility” in conversations

Israel and Hamas agreed to a deal to end the fire in Gaza on January 19, after more than 460 days of a war that devastated the Palestinian territory.

However, Israel has violated the cessation of fire in Gaza 266 times, killing at least 132 people, Palestinian security sources told Al Jazeera on Tuesday.

Ever since the cessation of the fire came into force, Israeli leaders also discussed the possibility of an immediate return to the battle in Gaza, with far -right ministers in the Netanyahu's office, demanding a military occupation of the enclave, while US President Donald Trump called for the forced displacement of Palestini. Gaza.

Mohamad Elmasry, a professor at the Doha Institute for Postgraduate Training, told Al Jazeera, said Israel was seeking “maximum flexibility” before the potential negotiations for the second phase of the Hamas Carison deal.

“On the one hand, there is a whisper that at least some of the Israeli government wants to move to the second phase of the ceasefire of Gaza, and (President of the United States) Donald Trump in the Middle East Messenger said he was confident that there would be a second Phase. All this seems positive, “Elmas said.

“On the other hand, Israel and the United States somehow speak on both sides of their mouths, because they still talk about the full eradication of Hamas and the forced expulsion plan and ethnic cleansing of Trump for gas,” Elmasry added.

On Tuesday, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Israel will start negotiations “this week” on Second phase of the transaction to terminate the fire in the gas.

“We had a security cabinet meeting last night. We decided to open negotiations for the second phase. This will happen this week, “Saar said about the conversations, which was initially due to start on February 3.

He added that Israel requires “total demilitarization of gas and has no presence of Palestinian power.”