Hostage forum: Government should resoundingly support its ‘one-shot’ hostage deal proposal

The Hostages and Missing Families Forum calls on the government to express full-throated support of its reported proposal that would see all the hostages released at once in return for an end to the fighting in Gaza and safe passage out of the Strip for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.

“We welcome [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu’s new outline: a one-shot deal and the end of the fighting,” the forum says in a statement.

“A one-shot deal that includes all 101 hostages is the wish of all Israeli citizens and the families of the hostages. The proposal strengthens security in Israel and makes it possible to reach a comprehensive regional settlement,” the forum says.

The statement adds that the proposal was “presented in Washington in front of leaders from Arab countries and received a positive response.”

The forum calls on all members of the government to publicly support the proposal.

According to the Kan public broadcaster, Israel has proposed a framework for a deal with Hamas that would see all the hostages released at once and an end to the fighting in the Gaza Strip, along with safe passage out of the enclave for Sinwar and his associates. The proposed plan would also see the release of Palestinian prisoners jailed in Israel, the demilitarization of the Strip, and a new system of governance for Gaza, the report says. No further details are given.