Author: JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press, ABC News
Published on: 14/03/2025 | 11:19:53
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Hamas accepts a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual-nationals. The announcement comes as talks continue in Qatar to try to broker the next stage of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. It was not clear which parties had participated in negotiating the deal. Israel has been pressing Hamas to release half of the remaining hostages in return for an extension of the first phase, and a promise to negotiate a lasting truce. Israeli forces have withdrawn to buffer zones inside Gaza, hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians return to northern Gaza for the first time since early in the war. Hamas wants to start negotiations on the ceasefire’s more difficult second phase. HamaS said with support cut off to Gaza, some 80% of the population has lost access to food sources.
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