President Donald Trump reported Friday evening that most of the hostages had already been recovered. During his gathering with parliamentarians in the White House, he announced the imminent release of 10 more people. The ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas have been in Doha since 6 July.
Trump expressed hope for a swift end to the full operation to release the hostages. The president praised the actions of his peculiar envoy to the mediate East Steve Witkoff. He stressed the importance of the talks being held to resolve the conflict.
Negotiations in Dosze
As of 6 July, representatives of the Israeli authorities and Hamas leadership have been negotiating conditions of ceasefire in Qatar. The talks concern a comprehensive agreement covering the exchange of hostages and prisoners. The Parties shall work on the details of the implementation of the agreement.
The draft agreement provides for a 60-day ceasefire between the parties to the conflict. During this time, Hamas would release 10 hostages and release the bodies of 18 another people kidnapped in the bombing nearly 2 years ago. In return, Israel would release the undetermined number of Palestinians in Israeli prisons.
Withdrawal of Israeli troops
Under the draft agreement, Israeli troops would retreat from the Gaza Strip. It is 1 of the key points of negotiations in Qatar. Details of the withdrawal areas are inactive discussed.
According to Israeli data, Hamas terrorists killed over 1.5 1000 people. The vast majority, due to the fact that around 1.2 000 are victims of the October 2023 attack. The Palestinian side reports that Israeli retaliation in the Gaza Strip has already claimed nearly 60,000 civilians.
(PAP) Note: This article was edited with Artificial Intelligence.
