Progress in the hostage drama: Israel and Hamas finally come together?

Progress in the hostage drama: Israel and Hamas finally come together?

In a surprising turn, talks between Israel and Hamas have taken on the release of hostages and a possible ceasefire. According to vienna.at an Israeli delegation has been found in Qatar to negotiate with representatives of Hamas. Israel has already lost over 45,000 people on October 7, 2023, Israel has lost over 45,000 people on October 7, 2023, although these numbers cannot be verified independently.

progress in the negotiations

Israel's Minister of Defense Israel Katz reported that negotiations on the hostage -taking had progressed as far as it has not been in over a year. Katz was optimistic about the Israeli parliament and emphasized that Israel may be closer to a hostage agreement than ever before. An anonymous representative of Hamas also confirmed progress and explained that an agreement was "actually closer than ever before". In order to promote capture, the Hamas and their intermediaries demand that Israel retire from certain areas of the Gaza Strip, including the Philadelphi corridor on the border with Egypt and the Netzarim corridor.

In the delegation of Israel, high representatives of the Israeli army as well as domestic and foreign intelligence agencies, Shin Bet and Mossad, are included. While these talks are continued, Israel's head of government Benjamin Netanyahu also met with Adam Boehler, the future US specialist for hostage issues. Forecasts about the return of a number of hostages, including an Austrian-Israeli double citizen, ensure careful optimism, as well as wn.de reported.