Hamas says it will issue an American -Israeli hostage and 4 bodies, but Israel expresses doubt

Hamas said on Friday that it had accepted a proposal from the brokers to release one of the hostages of Israel and the bodies of four dual channels who died in captivity. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threw doubts about this offer, accusing the United States and Israeli terrorist group trying to address the ongoing talks in Qatar in the next stage of the ceasefire in Israel.

They were not immediately determined when the launch of the Alexander condemned soldier and the four bodies – or what he is expected to get in return.

Alexander was nineteen years old when he was kidnapped from his post on the border with Gaza in southern Israel during Hamas terrorist attack On October 7, 2023, which sparked the war.

It was not clear any brokers who suggested the release of Hamas. The United States, led by the Trump Steve Wittaki administration envoy, is paid for a proposal that will extend the truce and see a limited number of hostages for prisoners.

After Hamas’s statement, Netanyahu’s office said that Israel “accepted a striped and takoff and showed flexibility,” but said that “Hamas refuses and will not budge from its positions.”

“At the same time, it continues to use psychological manipulation and war – reports of Hamas’s willingness to release American hostages aimed at sabotaging negotiations,” read a message from the government to the families of the hostage.

He added that the negotiating team in Israel will return on Friday from the Qatari capital, Doha. Netanyahu said that he intends to hold his ministerial team on Saturday evening to hear negotiators and take a decision on the following steps.

The first phase of the ceasefire has ended two weeks ago, but the stopping of the fighting was held – if it was the severity – at the present time.

Last week, the White House issued a sudden announcement, saying that US officials had participated in “ongoing talks and discussions” with Hamas officials, as they moved away from a long -awaited American policy, which is not to engage directly with the armed group. This prompted TERSE response from the Netanyahu office.

It was not immediately clear whether these talks were at all linked to the announcement of Hamas on Friday about the issuance of the American hostage.

In a separate statement, Hamas official Hammam Badran again confirmed what he said was Hamas’s commitment to implementing the fully ceasefire agreement in all its stages, warning that any Israeli deviation from the conditions will return negotiations to the first square.

The first stage allowed the return of 25 live hostages and eight others in exchange for the launch of nearly 2000 Palestinian prisoners.

The Israeli forces withdrew to buffer areas inside Gaza, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced to northern Gaza returned for the first time since the early war, and hundreds of trucks entered aid daily until Israel suspended supplies.

Israel presses Hamas to launch the remaining half of the hostages in exchange for the extension of the first stage, and promised to negotiate a permanent truce. Hamas is believed to have 24 live hostages and 35 bodies.

A group representing the families of most prisoners said on Friday that they welcomed plans to issue anything, but the focus should remain on restoring everything.

“Without a comprehensive deal, we risk closing the fate of all the remaining hostages,” the hostage family forum said in a statement.

Two weeks ago, Israel cut all supplies to Gaza More than 2 million people while pressing Hamas to the agreement. Hamas said this step will affect the remaining hostages as well.

Hamas, with the support of Gaza, claims about 80 % of the population now reaching food sources, while stopping the distribution of aid and the exile of the markets from supplies, while 90 % are unable to reach clean drinking water.

Hamas wants to start negotiations on the second most difficult stage of shooting, which will witness the release of the remaining hostages from Gaza, the withdrawal of Israeli forces and permanent peace.

The developments came when the Jews began to celebrate the Borim holiday, and the Muslims continued to mark the holy month of Ramadan. About 80,000 Muslim worshipers prayed on Friday at the Al -Qaqa Mosque Complex in Jerusalem, according to the Islamic Fund, which monitors the site. Israel is tightly controlled by accessing prayers, allowing only for men over the age of 55 and women over the age of 50 to enter the occupied territories.

“The conditions are very difficult,” said Youssef Badren, a Palestinian who left the southwestern city of Hebron at dawn. “We hope they open it forever.”

Hamas accused Israel of escalating the “religious war” against the Palestinians, and the restrictions of Al -Aqsa were thrown as “a systematic targeting of Muslim religious practices.” The Israeli government did not respond immediately.