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Israel receives hostage-ceasefire proposal from mediators, sends counteroffer, Netanyahu’s office says
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Left: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv, January 7, 2024; Right: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi in Paris, June 23, 2023 (Ronen Zvulun/via AP; /Lewis Joly/AP)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a series of consultations last night to discuss a ceasefire-hostage release proposal Israel received through the mediating countries, according to the Prime Minister’s Office.
This afternoon, Israel responded with its own counteroffer, says the PMO, adding that it was done “in full coordination with the US.”
Earlier today, an Israeli official told the Walla news site that Hamas has agreed to an Egyptian proposal to release five living hostages in exchange for a 50-day ceasefire beginning over Eid al-Fitr, which starts Sunday evening.
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