In exchange, Israel will release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
Hamas has announced thatHe will release six other hostages on Saturday, the last of the 33 captives whose release was planned in the first phase of the ceasefire. The group also said that it would restore the bodies of four other deceased hostages on Thursday.
In exchange, Israel will release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
Last week, Hamas has threatened to delay the release of the hostagesaccusing Israel of hindering access to humanitarian aid in Gaza and the return of the Palestinians to the north of the territory.
An Israeli official, speaking under the cover of anonymity, said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu then authorized the entry to Gaza of mobile houses and basic necessities.
Three hostages were finally released on Saturday by Hamas In exchange for more than 300 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
Delicate negotiations for the second phase of the ceasefire
The ceasefire, which started in mid-January, made it possible to suspend the deadliest battles ever waged between Israel and Hamas, to transport aid to the devastated Gaza Strip and allowed Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to return home, Israeli forces withdrawing from a large part of the territory.
Israel and Hamas must now negotiate the second phasewhich is to come into force in March and would imply the liberation by the Islamist group of dozens of additional hostages in exchange for a sustainable ceasefire and an Israeli withdrawal.
But the negotiations promise to be particularly delicate.
The Israeli government claims to want to eliminate the military and administrative capacities of Hamas in Gaza, but The Islamist group quickly reaffirmed its control over the territory during the ceasefirealthough he has lost several leaders and many fighters.
In addition, the new proposal of American president Donald Trump to move the Palestinians out of Gaza so that the United States can seize the territory was firmly rejected by the Arab world and by the Palestinians.
Israel, on the other hand, praised the plan and The Trump administration affirms that it shares the same objectives in the war.
