Gaza Cease Fire Deal Entrpse resolved by the mediators, authorities say

Israeli and Hamas officials say that the mediators have resolved the last impasse in the Gaza Fuego Alto Agreement.

Israel had delayed the release of 600 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday in protest what he said was the cruel treatment of Israeli hostages that Hamas delivered. Hamas said this was a serious violation of the agreement.

Now the prisoners are expected to be released, as well as another group, possibly later on Wednesday or Thursday, in exchange for the return of the four hostage bodies.

That would clear the way for the envoy of the Middle East of the United States. UU. Steve Witkoff visits the region. He has said that he wants Israel and Hamas to begin the delayed conversations in the second stage of Alto El Fuego.

The news of the progress occurred when thousands of Israelis met in the central city of Rishon Lezion to see the funeral procession of the Haranes Shiri Bibas and their two young children, Ariel and Kfir, whose bodies were returned by Hamas last week.

They were killed in captivity after being kidnapped during Hamas attack against Israel on October 7, 2023, which triggered the war in Gaza.

Hamas said in a statement on Tuesday night that a delegation led by Gaza’s leader of the group, Khalil Al-Hayya, had completed a trip to Cairo after reaching an agreement to solve the problem on the delayed release of the delayed release of the Palestinian prisoners.

“They will be liberated simultaneously with the bodies of the Israelis (Haras) agreed to be delivered during the first phase, in addition to the corresponding Palestinian women and children,” he added.

Hayya also reiterated Hamas’ commitment to the high fire agreement “with all its stages and clauses.”

There was no immediate confirmation of the Israeli government.

But the Israeli sources told the Haaretz newspaper that the bodies of the four hostages were probably delivered by Hamas on Wednesday night at the Kerem Shalom crossing in southern Gaza.

The source added that the families of the four hostages had been notified.

They were not identified, but they are believed to be Shlomo Mansour, 86, Ohad Yahalomi, 50, Tsachi Idan, 50, and Itzik Elgrat, 69.

Egyptian officials said Hamas had agreed to deliver the bodies on Thursday without ceremonies within Gaza.

Hamas, which is banned as a terrorist organization for Israel, the United States, the United Kingdom and other countries, had warned earlier this week that it would not participate in indirect conversations about more steps in the high fire unless the prisoners were released.

The 620 Palestinian prisoners, including more than 400 gazans arrested by Israeli forces during the war and 50 prisoners who fulfilled life imprisonment in Israeli prisons, were released in exchange for six living hostages and four dead delivered by Hamas last week, .

It is assumed that a total of 33 Israeli hostages will be exchanged for about 1,900 prisoners and Palestinian detainees of Gaza during the first phase of the Alto El Fuego agreement, which will end on Saturday.

Until now, 25 live hostages and four dead hostages have been published. Both Israel and Hamas have said that the last four hostages are dead. Five live Thai hostages have also been released outside the agreement.

The agreement has also seen Israeli forces withdraw from densely populated areas of Gaza. Hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians have allowed them to return to their homes in the north and now hundreds of help trucks in the territory are allowed every day.

The second phase of the high fire should see the remaining 57 hostages released, a complete Israeli withdrawal of Gaza and a high permanent fire.

The Israeli army launched a campaign to destroy Hamas in response to the attack of October 7, in which some 1,200 people were killed and 251 were taken as hostages.

At least 48,348 people have been killed in Gaza since then, according to the Ministry of Health led by Hamas del Territoria.

Most of the Gaza population of 2.1 million has also been displaced several times, it is estimated that almost 70% of buildings are damaged or destroyed, medical attention, water, sanitation and hygiene systems have collapsed , and there is food shortages, fuel, Yyyyy refuge.