Hamas will release six live Israeli hostages on Saturday in the Gaza Strip and return the bodies of four others on Thursday, Khalil Al-Hayya, head negotiator of the Palestinian Islamist movement announced. The Israeli government has confirmed that an agreement has been reached in this regard.
When the collapse of the truce and the continuation of the process of liberation of the Israelis kidnapped in the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, Israel and Hamas reached in Cairo, surprisingly, an understanding destined to end already in The next days the first phase of the agreement.
This Thursday will be returned to Israel the bodies of four of the Israelis, presumably Shiri Bibas and their two small children Ariel and Kfir, and on Saturday they will return to Israel six hostages alive and not only three as planned.
Accelerate the second phase
Israel was already preparing to recruit tens of thousands of reserved soldiers to invade the Gaza Strip again, but now, within the framework of the agreement, it will access the entrance of trailers and heavy engineering equipment.
Israel also promised to free all the terrorists who had been released in the past and imprisoned again.
One of the leaders of the Islamic movement, Khalil Al-Hayya, confirmed that the decision to advance the conclusion of the first phase of the agreement aims to accelerate the negotiations for the second phase and accused Israel of avoiding conversations on the subject.
