In exchange for hostages
Hamas is said to be demanding the release of more than 1,500 prisoners
February 7, 2024, 4:47 p.m
The Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas is reportedly demanding the release of 1,500 people imprisoned in Israel. These include 500 prisoners with life or very long prison sentences. The terrorists make further demands.
According to a media report, the terrorist organization Hamas is demanding the release of more than 1,500 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli prisons in return for the release of more hostages. Among them are 500 prisoners who were sentenced to life or very long prison sentences, the news channel Al-Jazeera reported. In addition, all women, minors and older prisoners should be released.
Hamas’ response to an international mediation proposal envisages an agreement in three phases, at the end of which there should be a permanent ceasefire. Each phase should last 45 days. In the first phase, the terrorist organization would release children, women and elderly people among the more than 130 hostages it has been holding for four months, according to the report. At the end, corpses should be handed over.
In return, according to Al-Jazeera, Hamas is demanding the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip and an end to the blockade of the coastal strip. In addition, 500 trucks with aid and fuel should be allowed into the Gaza Strip every day.
Hamas wants 60,000 temporary houses
In the first phase, at least 60,000 temporary houses would also be brought to the area, according to the reported plan. Hamas continues to demand that internally displaced people should be allowed to return to their homes. There must be freedom of movement between the north and south of the Gaza Strip. Hamas is demanding guarantees from Qatar, the USA, Turkey and Russia for the implementation of the agreement, it was also said.
The Israeli news site ynet reported, citing Israeli circles, that the government in Jerusalem would not agree to an end to the war. Among the prisoners whose release Hamas is demanding are “bad terrorists.” Israel has so far rejected a comprehensive ceasefire and continues to strive for the destruction of Hamas. From Israel’s perspective, only a temporary ceasefire is conceivable within the framework of an agreement.
According to the military, of the approximately 136 hostages still held by Hamas, at most just over a hundred are still alive. According to unconfirmed reports, more hostages may have been killed.