Hamas earlier said it was ready to release all hostages.
Israel has said it is ready for a prisoner swap with Hamas in line with US President Donald Trump’s peace plan.
The announcement came hours after the Palestinian armed group signaled its acceptance of parts of the proposal.
“Israel is prepared for the immediate implementation of the first stage of Trump’s plan for the immediate release of all the hostages,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement on Saturday.
“We will continue to work in full cooperation with the president and his team to end the war in accordance with the principles laid out by Israel, which correspond with Trump’s vision for ending the war,” it added.
The statement did not address Trump’s call for Israel to halt its strikes in Gaza.
Under Trump’s plan, Hamas must release all remaining hostages within 72 hours after Israel suspends military operations in Gaza and withdraws its troops “to the agreed upon line.”
Once the hostages are freed, Israel would release 250 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences and 1,700 Palestinians detained after October 7, 2023.
An apolitical, Hamas-free transitional government will be established in Gaza, which is intended to become “a deradicalized, terror-free zone that does not pose a threat to its neighbors.”
Late on Friday (local time), Hamas released a statement saying it was ready for a prisoner swap in accordance with the proposed formula and in principle had agreed to hand over power in Gaza to an independent government “based on the Palestinian national consensus and based on Arab and Islamic support.”
Since when has Israel stuck to any agreements they make?
Phantom hostage swap with televised tearful crisis actors.
That look like they’ve just come out of a migrant ***** Hotel
Free hand to murder ” liberated ” palestinians when free. That is what it is.
The Jews will stick to the deal as far as them getting their hostages back, and then it will be business as usual, skuttle the plan, blame the Palestinians/Hamas, refuse a 2-state solution and just carry on Jewing 101.
Interesting how Hamas take ‘hostages’ but Israel only ever take ‘prisoners’.
All just political manoeuvring. I doubt anything will change and the slaughter will continue.
Ladies and Gentleman, lets the puppet show begin, – I am standing in front of you as the actor – who will play the script as it has been written by the puppet master (Zionist). So thank you very much for coming – please do not ask any question which haven’t been pre -approved – just believe what we tell you not what you see.