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Saudi report: Israel and Hamas have overcome most disputed issues in ceasefire talks

By Nurit Yohanan 23 July 2025, 7:15 am
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Nurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent

Israel and Hamas have overcome most of the contentious issues in the negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza, including the key issue of the “keys” — referring to the number of Palestinian prisoners to be released in exchange for the hostages, Saudi channel Al-Hadath reports.

According to the report, Israel has offered to release 125 prisoners serving life sentences and 1,100 prisoners who were arrested after October 7, 2023 — a proposal that is expected to be accepted.

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