Israeli Prime Minister The Benjamin Netanyahu office announced on Sunday that an agreement was reached with Hamas to issue additional hostages starting on Thursday, while allowing the Palestinians to return to the northern part of the Gaza Strip, which begins on Monday morning.
Qatar helped mediate the agreement, which is expected to reduce the first main crisis for the fragile shooting between Hamas and Israel.
“After firm and firm negotiations headed by Prime Minister Netanyahu, Hamas has declined and will hold an additional stage of hostages next Thursday,” Netanyahu office He said. “As part of this stage, the Israeli citizen will be launched, the soldier, the soldier, Ajam Berger, and one additional hostage.”
The statement also indicated that three additional hostages will be issued on Saturday as part of the agreement.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement to release the additional hostages and Palestinians to return to the northern part of the Gaza Strip. (Getty Images)
Israel confirmed that Hamas handed over a list determining the hostage condition expected to be issued in the first stage. Local media also reported the specific list of living and dead, although the names were not included.
Israeli officials claim that most of the 26 hostages are alive, which coincides with the Hamas list that it presented.
Netanyahu's office also said that Israel will allow the Palestinians to return to the northern part of the Gaza Strip, which begins on Monday morning, according to the agreement with Hamas.
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It is believed that Hamas holds 26 hostages, starting on Sunday. (Reuters / Ibrahim Abu Mustafa / File photo)
Netanyahu repeated that Israel would not tolerate any violation of the agreement between the two parties, adding that it will continue to pressure for all hostages, dead or alive.
Likewise, the White House issued a statement on Sunday afternoon, saying that the arrangement between Israel and Lebanon will be monitored by the United States and will remain in effect until February 18, 2025.
“The government of Lebanon, the government of Israel, and the United States government will also begin negotiations for the return of Lebanese prisoners who were captured after October 7, 2023,” the statement said.
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President Donald Trump is walking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Trump Mar Mar Lago on July 26. (Amos Ben Geershom (GPO) / Anadolu Bulletin via Getty Images)
The agreement comes between Israel and Hamas after accusing the last first of changing the arrangement of the hostages who planned to issue it. As a result, Israeli forces prevented thousands of Palestinians from returning to northern Gaza.
The Israeli forces also announced on Friday that they will not withdraw from southern Lebanon, as it requires a ceasefire in order for the Lebanese government to implement its responsibilities completely. According to the agreement, both groups were expected to withdraw by Sunday.
“The Israeli Defense Army forces working in southern Lebanon fired warning footage to remove threats in a number of areas where the suspects who approach the forces were identified,” the Israeli Defense Army wrote in a statement earlier on Sunday.
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President Donald Trump met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his property Mar Lago in July. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Conflicts came yet President Donald Trump Egypt and Jordan called for the acceptance of refugees from Gaza to “clean” the area.
“I would like Egypt to take people,” Trump said. “You are probably talking about a million and a half, and we just clean this whole and say,” You know, it is over. “
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Trump said that Jordan had applauded the Palestinian refugees, but he told the king: “I would like to take more, because I look at the entire Gaza Strip now, and it is chaos.”
Anders Hagstrom of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
