Published January 12,2025
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The particulars of the Gaza cease-fire and a prisoner swap deal between Israel and Hamas are “almost complete,” an Israeli newspaper reported Saturday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s workplace introduced he greenlighted a high-level delegation to fly to Qatar to proceed discussions following developments.
A press release mentioned the contains Mossad chief David Barnea; Shin Bet director Ron Bar; Israeli military’s official liable for the hostages, file Nitzan Alon and Netanyahu’s political advisor Ophir Falk.
The Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper quoted Israeli political sources as saying that “90% of the details of the prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hamas have been agreed upon.”
The sources claimed that the primary sticking level between the 2 events is that Hamas needs “guarantees” that Israel implements the second section of the deal and hyperlinks it with the primary section.
The newspaper added that Hamas is anxious that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu might resume conflict after completion of the deal’s first section.
It additionally famous that as a result of progress within the cease-fire talks, US President-elect Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff made an unannounced go to on Saturday to Israel and met with Netanyahu.
The report added all events intention to achieve a deal earlier than Trump assumes workplace on Jan. 20.
Mediation efforts led by the US, Egypt and Qatar to achieve a cease-fire in Gaza have to date failed as a consequence of Netanyahu’s refusal to halt the conflict.
The Israeli military has continued a genocidal conflict on Gaza that has killed over 46,500 victims, most of them ladies and youngsters, since Oct. 7, 2023, regardless of a UN Security Council decision calling for a direct cease-fire.
In November 2024, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for conflict crimes and crimes in opposition to humanity in Gaza.
Israel additionally faces a genocide case on the International Court of Justice for its conflict on the enclave.
Source: www.anews.com.tr