Hamas approves Israeli list of hostages
Israel and Hamas wrangled on Sunday over the details of a deal to halt fighting in the Gaza Strip and return hostages home, as Palestinian officials said intensified Israeli bombardments had killed more than 100 people over the weekend.
It comes as Israel intensified strikes on Gaza, killing 88 people over the past 24 hours, the Hamas-run health ministry says.
Being featured in the recent propaganda video does not secure Albag’s safety — the body of fellow hostage Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin was found in a Gaza tunnel in August, just months after Hamas released a clip of the 23-year-old promising his family he would “be home soon.”
Israel pounded the Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing at least 23 people according to rescuers, nearly 15 months into the war with Hamas Palestinian militants.Far from Gaza, Israel and Lebanese group Hezbollah have traded accusations of violating a ceasefire that ended their war,
Hamas claimed to have submitted a list of 34 hostages to be released in the early stages of the deal, a claim Israel has denied
A group official confirmed any deal hinges on an Israeli Gaza withdrawal and a permanent ceasefire establishment.
The strike hit a tent in an Israeli-declared humanitarian zone known as Muwasi, where thousands of displaced people are sheltering.
Official said hostages to be released include all women, children, elderly and sick captives but it needs time to determine if they are alive.
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Hamas said a new round of indirect talks on a Gaza ceasefire resumed in Qatar's Doha on Friday, stressing the group's seriousness in seeking to reach a deal as soon as possible, senior Hamas official Basem Naim said.
Weeks of deadly fighting have marked the most serious clashes between Palestinian factions in years.