Hamas, Gaza and Israel
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Ten hostages held in Gaza will be returned along with the bodies of 18 others, spread out over 60 days. In exchange, Israel will release detained Palestinians. Israel says that of 50 hostages held by Hamas and its allies,
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a controversial U.S.-backed aid distribution initiative supported by Israel, is currently the primary method for Palestinians in devastated Gaza to access supplies in designated spots after Israel lifted its aid blockade in mid-May.
The deal comes more than 20 months into the conflict -- and more than three months after a previous deal ended.
It was not immediately clear whether the group was demanding any significant changes to the plan for a 60-day truce, hostage-for-prisoner swaps and talks on a permanent end to the Gaza war.
While UN and European officials hope that a cease-fire deal would help ease suffering among the Strip’s population, Israelis worry that as in the
President Donald Trump has ramped up expectations around a possible 60-day ceasefire in the war in Gaza after he said Thursday that a response from Hamas was expected within the next day.
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EVqLJ7H Hamas rejected the latest 60-day Gaza cease-fire proposal with Israel Saturday, stalling talks in Qatar while the terror group continues to push to maintain a larger swath of the Gaza Strip.