A senior Israeli official estimates that the negotiations to reach the deal will be completed by Hanukkah. According to a report on the 'Israel Hayom' website, the official made the remarks during the security cabinet meeting held this evening. According to him, the implementation of the deal will take place over an extended period and is expected to be carried out before the end of Joe Biden's term as President of the United States.
Meanwhile, in the context of the progress in the negotiations for the release of hostages, the Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar published parts of the agreement this morning, including the number of days the ceasefire will last and the number of hostages to be released during it.
According to the report, the framework is supposed to include 60 days of a ceasefire in the first phase, and the release of 30 living Israeli hostages in exchange for the release of terrorists from Israeli prisons and the entry of additional supplies into the Gaza Strip. However, the newspaper reports that Israel has been working in recent days to shorten the first ceasefire period so that it would last less than 60 days.
It also emerges from the report that the group of hostages to be released in the first phase will be the women in captivity, while in Israel, immense pressure is being exerted to secure a deal that will release everyone in one phase. In Israel, they understand that for this to happen, Hamas will demand quite a few prices, and in Israel, they are examining their implications.
