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Hamas’s proposal comes as Israel’s foreign minister said negotiations for a second phase of the Gaza deal will begin this week.

Published On 19 Feb 2025

  • Hamas proposes exchanging all Israeli captives and Palestinian prisoners in “one go” during the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal, with the aim of reaching a permanent truce and a full Israeli pullout.
  • The Palestinian group also confirms it will release the remaining six living captives, who were set to be freed in the first phase, on Saturday, as Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar says negotiations for the second stage of the deal “will happen this week”.