Israeli demands hostage release for Gaza ceasefire: Hamas

Hamas said Monday that Israel has offered a 45-day ceasefire if it releases half of the remaining hostages held in Gaza, that the United Nations said is now in the grip of its worst humanitarian crisis since the start of the war.

A Hamas official told AFP that Israel had also demanded that the Palestinian militants disarm to secure an end to the Gaza war but that this crossed a “red line”.

Egyptian mediators passed on an Israeli proposal that “includes the release of half the hostages in the…

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News Source: www.al-monitor.com

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