Senior Hamas official Taher Nunu says in a statement that during today’s negotiations in Egypt, lists of “prisoners” to be released were exchanged between the sides, based on agreed criteria and numbers.
It appears this refers both to lists of hostages — which Hamas refers to as “prisoners” — and of Palestinian security prisoners — including terror convicts and others serving life sentences, as well as Gazans detained amid the ongoing war — exchanged between the two parties.
Nunu adds that the talks are focusing on mechanisms to end the war and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip, noting: “The mediators are making great efforts to remove every obstacle to the implementation of a ceasefire, and there is an optimistic spirit among everyone.”
In a written statement by a senior Hamas official that was published on the terror group’s official channels, it was written that Nunu is himself currently in Sharm el-Sheikh, where the talks are being held.
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