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AP is also carrying details from sources close to the deal ...
AP is also carrying details from sources close to the deal of how negotiations are going. It reports two Egyptian officials said talks are aimed at extending the ceasefire for another four days, with one saying that both sides have agreed in principle. But that official added that violence in the occupied West Bank is complicating matters, with Hamas demanding an end to Israeli military raids.
Hundreds of Palestinians have been arrested and scores killed in clashes with Israeli forces since the war began. Al Jazeera earlier put the number of detentions at more than 3,000. 60 people were said to have been detained overnight, on the day when Hamas released 17 hostages, including 14 Israelis, and Israel released 39 Palestinians from its jails.
An Israeli government spokesperson said on Monday that the total number of hostages still held in Gaza was 184, including 14 foreigners and 80 Israelis with dual nationality. If Hamas were to release them at the propsed rate of 10-per-day, that might extend the truce for as long as two-and-a-half weeks.
However, the equation is complicated by the fact that it is not known if Hamas has control or knows the whereabouts of all the hostages held in Gaza, and it is unlikely to want to release Israeli military members without making greater demands in return. In 2011 Israel exchanged 1,027 Palestinian prisoners for Gilad Shalit.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/nov/27/israel-hamas-war-live-updates-gaza-ceasefire-hostages-deal-end-extension-benjamin-netanyahu
Hundreds of Palestinians have been arrested and scores killed in clashes with Israeli forces since the war began. Al Jazeera earlier put the number of detentions at more than 3,000. 60 people were said to have been detained overnight, on the day when Hamas released 17 hostages, including 14 Israelis, and Israel released 39 Palestinians from its jails.
An Israeli government spokesperson said on Monday that the total number of hostages still held in Gaza was 184, including 14 foreigners and 80 Israelis with dual nationality. If Hamas were to release them at the propsed rate of 10-per-day, that might extend the truce for as long as two-and-a-half weeks.
However, the equation is complicated by the fact that it is not known if Hamas has control or knows the whereabouts of all the hostages held in Gaza, and it is unlikely to want to release Israeli military members without making greater demands in return. In 2011 Israel exchanged 1,027 Palestinian prisoners for Gilad Shalit.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/nov/27/israel-hamas-war-live-updates-gaza-ceasefire-hostages-deal-end-extension-benjamin-netanyahu