ReutersHamas said that he has committed to implementing Gaza’s ceasefire agreement with Israel and would continue to publish hostages as planned, which makes hope that a resumption of the war can be avoided.
After discussions in Cairo, the Palestinian armed group said that the mediators of Egypt and Qatar confirmed that they “would remove the obstacles”.
There was no response from Israel. But Egyptian and Qatari reports also declared that the mediators had filled the gaps between the two parties and that the two committed to continuing the implementation.
On Tuesday, Israel said that the ceasefire ended if Hamas did not return hostages by Saturday. Hamas had previously declared that it was postponing versions on what it claimed to be Israeli violations.
Hamas said that they included an inability to authorize the agreed quantities of vital humanitarian aid, including tents and shelters, which Israel has denied.
The group’s threat to derail the agreement prompted US President Donald Trump to offer Israel to completely cancel the agreement and “leave hell” unless “all hostages” had returned on Saturday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had praised Trump’s request and warned: “If Hamas does not return our hostages by Saturday noon [10:00 GMT]The ceasefire will end and the [Israeli military] Will resume intense fights to the final defeat of Hamas. “”
However, there were contradictory messages from Israeli officials to find out if he demanded the release of the 76 hostages still in Gaza – in accordance with Trump’s Ultimatum – or simply the three that should be released this weekend.
On Wednesday, an Egyptian Security Source Told the BBC That Egypt and Qatar Were “Intensifying Their Diplomatic Efforts in An Attempt to Salvage The Ceasefire Agrement”, As Hamas’s Leader for Gaza, Khalil al-Hayya, Arrived in Cairo to Hold Talks with Egypt’s chief and other civil servants.
On Thursday, Hamas published a statement saying that they focused on the need to conclude all the conditions of the agreement, in particular with regard to caravan deliveries, tents, heavy construction equipment, medical supplies and fuel.
He added that the talks were “positive” and that the mediators had agreed to work to “suppress obstacles and fill the gaps”.
“Consequently, Hamas reaffirms its commitment to implement the agreement as signed, including the exchange of prisoners according to the specified calendar.”
At the same time, the Egyptian television managed by the al-Qahera state reported that Egypt and Qatar had succeeded in “overcoming obstacles” and that Israel and Hamas have committed to fully implementing the ceasefire agreement.
Al Jazeera TV, based in Qatar, also said that negotiations had succeeded and that mobile houses and heavy machines would be authorized in Gaza on Thursday.
However, the Israeli media then quoted the office of the Israeli Prime Minister as appealing the report of Al Jazeera “false news” and saying that there was “no base”.
An Israeli government spokesperson then clarified the denial, writing on X: “There is no entry of caravans or heavy equipment in the Gaza Strip, and there is no coordination for that.”
ReutersThe first phase of the ceasefire agreement is expected to last six weeks and see a total of 33 Israeli hostages exchanged against around 1,900 Palestinian prisoners and detainees from Gaza.
Until now, 16 living Israeli hostages have been released since the cease-fire came into force on January 19. Hamas has also given five Thai hostages apart from the terms of the agreement.
The other 17 Israeli hostages that should be released during the first phase are two children, a woman, five men over 50 and nine men under the age of 50. They are supposed to be delivered over the next three weeks. The two parties said that eight of these hostages died, but only one was appointed.
Negotiations for the second phase of the ceasefire-which should see the 43 remaining hostages released, a complete Israeli withdrawal and a permanent cease-fire-have not yet started.
The agreement has also seen the Israeli forces withdraw from the densely populated areas of Gaza, hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians return home in the North and hundreds of authorized aid trucks every day.
The Israeli army launched a campaign to destroy Hamas in response to an unprecedented cross -border attack on October 7, 2023, in which around 1,200 people were killed and 251 were taken hostage.
Since then, more than 48,230 people have been killed in Gaza, according to the Hamas Ministry of Hamas in the territory.
Most of the Gaza population has also been moved several times, almost 70% of buildings are estimated to be damaged or destroyed, health, water, sanitation and hygiene systems is are collapsed and there are shortages of food, fuel, medicine and shelter.
