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AFP: Hamas claims talks underway to free 12 hostages in return for 3-day ceasefire

By AFP 8 November 2023, 6:30 pm 16 Edit
People walk outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, on which pictures of the hostages taken by Palestinian terrorists in the October 7 attack are projected, November 6, 2023. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
People walk outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, on which pictures of the hostages taken by Palestinian terrorists in the October 7 attack are projected, November 6, 2023. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)

Talks are underway for the release of a dozen hostages held by Hamas, including six Americans, in return for a three-day ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, a source close to Hamas claims.

“Talks revolve around the release of 12 hostages, half of them Americans, in exchange for a three-day humanitarian pause, to enable Hamas to release the hostages and to enable Egypt an extended [period of time] to deliver humanitarian aid,” the source claims.

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