Hamas Ready To Release Hostages

A Hamas official said Sunday the Palestinian group was ready to discuss a hostage release deal with Israel even without a "complete" ceasefire..

Israel's armed forces bombarded Gaza on Sunday, but officials also said diplomatic efforts were expected to resume in coming days towards a truce and hostage release deal.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel was not ready to accept a deal at any price to release hostages held by Hamas amid rifts in his coalition over a US push to get more aid into Gaza.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog signalled readiness on the part of the country on Tuesday to enter another foreign-mediated Gaza truce in order to recover hostages held by Hamas and enable more aid to reach the besieged Palestinian enclave.

The armed wing of Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Monday they told Qatari mediators that the group is ready to release up to 70 women and children held in Gaza in return for a five-day truce.

Hamas's leader in the Gaza Strip, Yahya Sinwar, said Saturday that the Palestinian militant group was ready for an "immediate" prisoner swap with Israel.

Hamas today said it is ready to release Israeli hostages if Israel frees all Palestinians held in its prisons. Hamas' demand comes amid Israel's massive ground offensive in Gaza City, which Israel said has now "turned into a battlefield".

Boasting good relations with both Western governments and Hamas, the emirate of Qatar has emerged as the key power in efforts to release the hostages seized by the Palestinian Hamas group from Israel even as other states show readiness to help.

Israel-Gaza War: Palestinian group Hamas, locked in a bitter war with Israel, has expressed its willingness to release women and children it holds captive if Israel stops its airstrikes on Gaza, The NBC News reported quoting a senior Hamas official.

A Hamas official said Sunday the Palestinian group was ready to discuss a hostage release deal with Israel even without a "complete" ceasefire..

Israel's armed forces bombarded Gaza on Sunday, but officials also said diplomatic efforts were expected to resume in coming days towards a truce and hostage release deal.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel was not ready to accept a deal at any price to release hostages held by Hamas amid rifts in his coalition over a US push to get more aid into Gaza.

Israeli President Isaac Herzog signalled readiness on the part of the country on Tuesday to enter another foreign-mediated Gaza truce in order to recover hostages held by Hamas and enable more aid to reach the besieged Palestinian enclave.

The armed wing of Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Monday they told Qatari mediators that the group is ready to release up to 70 women and children held in Gaza in return for a five-day truce.

Hamas's leader in the Gaza Strip, Yahya Sinwar, said Saturday that the Palestinian militant group was ready for an "immediate" prisoner swap with Israel.

Hamas today said it is ready to release Israeli hostages if Israel frees all Palestinians held in its prisons. Hamas' demand comes amid Israel's massive ground offensive in Gaza City, which Israel said has now "turned into a battlefield".

Boasting good relations with both Western governments and Hamas, the emirate of Qatar has emerged as the key power in efforts to release the hostages seized by the Palestinian Hamas group from Israel even as other states show readiness to help.

Israel-Gaza War: Palestinian group Hamas, locked in a bitter war with Israel, has expressed its willingness to release women and children it holds captive if Israel stops its airstrikes on Gaza, The NBC News reported quoting a senior Hamas official.