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Report: Hamas wants to release hostages in five stages instead of two outlined in Witkoff proposal
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe Egyptian Al-Rad Channel reports that Hamas has responded to US special envoy Steve Witkoff’s proposal for a ceasefire-hostage deal, demanding that the return of hostages be split into five stages, instead of two in the first week.
Citing unnamed sources, Hamas wants to release four living hostages on the first day of the 60-day truce, two living hostages on the 30th day, and on the last day of the deal, it will release four more hostages.
Hamas is offering to release the bodies of dead hostages on the 30th and 50th day of the proposed ceasefire, the report says.
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