Mediated negotiations between Israel and Palestinian terror group Hamas to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that would include the release of Israeli hostages have advanced to the point where the sides are discussing lists of those who would be released, according to a Monday report.
The Qatari-owned, London-based al-Araby al-Jadeed news outlet cited a source familiar with the developments as saying a Hamas delegation was in Cairo on Sunday and delivered a list of elderly or medically unwell hostages who would be released during the initial stages of a proposed truce. In addition, the delegation reportedly gave the names of four hostages with US citizenship who did not fall into the previous category.
There are seven hostages with dual US-Israeli citizenship; four of them have been declared dead by Israel, and it’s therefore unclear how four could be on the reported list.
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