The proposal includes the release of 200 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel and an unspecified number of imprisoned women and minors, in return for 10 living captives and the bodies of 18 dead from Gaza, according to a Hamas official. The proposal includes a partial withdrawal of Israeli forces, which presently occupy 75 percent of Gaza, and the entry of more humanitarian aid into the enclave, where a population of 2.2 million people is increasingly facing an Israeli-induced famine. “I think for him [Netanyahu] he is winning the war; for him, Hamas is on the way to defeat; for him, there’s a green light from Washington; and I just don’t think, except in a very, very exceptional circumstance, that he will agree”, to a deal, Bishara said.
Author: Al Jazeera Staff
Published at: 2025-08-19 21:37:22
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