Hamas announced that he will launch the American rehelo Edan Alexander and “the bodies of four other dual citizens” after receiving the proposal of AA of Mediators to resume negotiations.
The group said in a statement on Friday that he responded “responsible and positively” to the last proposal for the extension of Alto El Fuego.
The parents of two of the US hostages.
Israel accused Hamas of “Handling and Psychological War.”
People take photos of Edan Alexander, 19, near a symbolic table of Banquete Shabat, October 27, 2023.
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“While Israel has accepted the Witkoff scheme, Hamas remains firm in his rejection and has not moved a millimeter,” said Israeli Prime Minister’s office. “At the same time, he continues to participate in manipulation and psychological war. The prime minister will summon the ministerial team on Saturday night to receive a detailed report from the negotiation team and decide on the next steps for the release of hostages.”
The Republican presidential candidate, the former president of the United States, Donald Trump, poses for photos with the family of Edan Alexander in Ohel Chabad Lubavitch, on October 7, 2024 in New York City.
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A woman has an image of the hostage Edan Alexander in Jerusalem, on October 25, 2023.
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President Donald Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff proposed a new agreement that would last until April 20. The first day of their contour, half of the hostages will be released once from hostages. At the end of the scheme, if an agreement is reached, the remaining hostages will also be released, all at the same time.
Hamas has rejected this proposal, saying that he already agreed to a high fire agreement. Israel agreed to Witkoff’s proposal after stopping the negotiations in the second phase of the signed agreement of Alto El Fuego.
Due to Hamas’ refusal of Witkoff’s proposal, Israel said it will block all help and supply goods to enter Gaza, a measure that violates international law.
General view of house debris destroyed during the Israeli offensive, in Rafah, in southern Gaza, March 13, 2025.
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Hamas condemned Israel’s decision to stop Gaza’s entry and described it as a “cheap blackmail”, “war crime” and a “shameless blow against the agreement.”
Hamas said that “the only way” to return to Israeli hostages is to adhere to the high fire and “immediately enter negotiations to begin the second stage”, in a statement earlier this month.
The Palestinian men walk near the debris of houses destroyed during the Israeli offensive, in Rafah, in southern Gaza, March 13, 2025.
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The second phase of the Alto El Fuego agreement between Hamas and Israel has not begun, with high fire negotiations in Doha, Qatar, despite a help block of almost two weeks in Gaza.
In the high -fire agreement signed earlier this year, Hamas and Israel had agreed to maintain the quiet and permanent cessation of military operations and all hostilities that will be implemented before the exchange of remaining Israeli male hostages, civilians and soldiers by an agreed number of prisoners in Israeli jails and the complete withdrawal of the Israeli forces of the Israeli forces of the forces of Gaza.
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