Al Jazeera’s correspondent reported that the Israeli War Council will meet tomorrow, Sunday, to discuss a new prisoner exchange deal with the Palestinian resistance.
Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Tel Aviv, Elias Karam, said that the war council will discuss ideas related to the exchange of Israeli detainees in Gaza strip With Palestinian prisoners held by the occupation.
He added that there is a kind of cautious optimism, according to what the Israeli media reports from informed sources, even though the Palestinian resistance still insists on a complete ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli forces outside the security fence, which Israel rejects.
The correspondent pointed out that what is being proposed now is an interim deal with the same previous Israeli conditions.
The Israeli Channel 12 said that the War Council discussed on Thursday a Qatari proposal to exchange prisoners between the Islamic Resistance Movement (agitation) and Israel.
According to the proposal, 40 to 50 Israeli prisoners will be released in exchange for a ceasefire that extends for a full month.
The channel said that there is a second phase that appears to be more complex and its details have not been revealed yet, but it is estimated to include a call to settle Israel’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. Gaza.
The channel stated that Hamas and Israel have not yet responded to the proposal, but the situation seems better than before, according to its expression.
Anatolia Agency quoted the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation as saying that the Military Cabinet gave the “green light” to Mossad chief David Barnea to proceed with the Qatari proposal to release the prisoners detained in Gaza.
For his part, Hamas leader Osama Hamdan denied – yesterday, Friday – Israeli media reports that spoke of negotiations to release the prisoners.
Hamdan said, in statements to Al Jazeera, that a complete and final ceasefire in the Gaza Strip is what is required before delving into any proposal regarding the prisoners.
He stressed that Israel is suffering from street pressure, adding that the government of the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “That which is on the verge of collapse intends to publish incorrect leaks regarding the prisoner release deal with the aim of venting the tense street,” he said.
