A Hamas political bureau member, talking anonymously, advised AFP the proposal to launch 21-year-old soldier Edan Alexander – kidnapped throughout Hamas’s October 7, 2023 assault – and return the our bodies of 4 different Israeli-American hostages was a part of a “distinctive settlement”.
In change, Israel would free Palestinian prisoners, with the quantity nonetheless below negotiation, the official mentioned.
The official mentioned the proposed change was conditioned with concurrently beginning negotiations for the implementation of the truce’s second section, with the talks ending inside a 50-day interval, he mentioned.
The proposal additionally referred to as for the rapid opening of all border crossings to permit the entry of humanitarian assist into Gaza and the withdrawal of the Israeli military from the Philadelphi hall, he added.
The workplace of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday accused Hamas of resorting to “manipulation and psychological warfare”.