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Monday, April 14, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Monday, April 14, 2025
Report: Hamas said willing to free a larger number of hostages under emerging deal
Families of Israelis held hostage in Gaza and supporters protest for the release of hostages, outside the home of Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer, in Jerusalem, on April 13, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
The Saudi Al-Arabiya channel reports that Hamas is willing to release a greater number of hostages under a new truce proposal.
Talks have reportedly been deadlocked over Israel’s demand that the terror group free 11 of the hostages in exchange for an extended ceasefire after Hamas offered to release five.
The Al-Arabiya report, citing unnamed sources, says that the drafting of the new deal is in its final stages and that Hamas has given an initial agreement to raise the number of hostages to be freed.
The report also says that the US has told Hamas it will pressure Israel into entering talks to end the war.
