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A woman calls for negotiations for the release of people held hostage by Hamas.
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(Cairo = Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Sang-hoon = There were speculations that negotiations for the release of hostages and a ceasefire would be resumed through mediation by the United States, Egypt, Qatar, etc., but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that Hamas did not make a clear proposal regarding the release of hostages. did.
According to local media such as the Times of Israel on the 22nd (local time), Prime Minister Netanyahu met with the families of the hostages taken by Hamas and said, “There is no real proposal by Hamas. (The proposal to release the hostages) is not true.”
“I am speaking as clearly as I can right now because there are so many inaccurate stories that are troubling you about the hostage issue,” he said. “Rather, we have suggestions, but we will not go into specifics here.”
Previously, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that the United States, Egypt, and Qatar are preparing a mediation plan to end the Gaza war and are pressuring Israel and Hamas to participate.
The mediation plan includes the gradual release of hostages, a ceasefire, and discussions on the establishment of a Palestinian state, the newspaper reported.
Earlier, Prime Minister Netanyahu said in a video message the previous day that Hamas was demanding Israel surrender in exchange for the release of hostages, and that he would completely reject Hamas’ demands.
Senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri also hit back at Netanyahu’s refusal to end the military operation, saying, “This means there is no possibility of the prisoners returning.”
Of the 240 hostages taken to Gaza by Hamas on October 7 last year, about 130 have not yet returned. The Israeli military understands that some of them have died.
Hostage families have been protesting to call for an end to the war and negotiations for the release of the hostages.
In particular, at recent rallies, they began shouting slogans for the resignation of the regime, and on this day, they are escalating their actions by entering the Knesset (Parliament) Finance Committee meeting room and disrupting the proceedings.
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