In the evening, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked his cabinet to approve an agreement on the release of hostages kidnapped by radical Islamist Hamas. It was “a difficult decision, but the right decision,” Netanyahu said at a cabinet meeting where the deal would be decided.
Both sides have come much closer to a ceasefire agreement and hope it happens soon, Hamas Politburo member Issat al-Rishk previously told al-Arabija, according to the Hamas Telegram channel. According to multiple media reports, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu told soldiers that things were moving forward. He hopes there will be “good news” soon.
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Specifically, 50 of the 240 hostages kidnapped in Israel on October 7, including foreigners, will be released, as reported by the Israeli news website Ynet and local media outlets in the coastal strip, citing Hamas. In return, Israel was to release 300 women and minor Palestinian prisoners from prisons.
According to the information, civilians detained in the Gaza Strip will be released gradually – ten people per day. The release of Palestinian prisoners should also occur gradually.
The agreement also allows 300 trucks carrying food, medical supplies and fuel to enter the Gaza Strip. Hamas said it agreed to the deal.