Urgent| "Sinwar" He agreed to the deal…the timetable for the exchange of Palestinian and Israeli prisoners

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has not yet responded with a written answer, but according to Palestinian sources it responded in the affirmative orally, and one of them said, “The agreement is expected to be signed tonight or tomorrow,” and an Israeli official confirmed that Hamas “gave the green light.” .

 

 

Publishing the list of prisoners who will be released

 

In Israel, preparations are being made to hold a cabinet and government meeting, after which the list of prisoners who will be released, and petitions will be published Submission to the Supreme Court – and a timeline that may change.

An Israeli official told Reuters news agency that “Hamas gave the green light.” For the hostage deal and the ceasefire agreement, and if the final details are actually finalized this evening, Wednesday, the first release of the three hostages is possible, early Sunday. Qatar Airways, a press conference will be held this evening by Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed Al Thani, in which he announces “reaching a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement in Gaza.”  

In order to ratify the deal, Israel is preparing for a cabinet meeting tomorrow morning, and then a government meeting, at the end of which the list of prisoners who will be released under the agreement will be published.

&nbsp In order for the deal to be approved, a simple majority is needed, so despite opposition from Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who maintains some ambiguity, and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, it is expected to go through. Accept it. 

After the agreement is approved, the public will be given time to file a petition with the Supreme Court against the deal and the list of Palestinian prisoners expected to be published. 

Tonight the negotiating team will hold a conference call with the President Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, where he will be updated on the latest developments by officials who were in Doha during the talks, in which significant progress appears to have been made in recent hours.       A Hamas official told Reuters that the movement has not yet submitted a written response to the final proposal. Shortly after, a Palestinian official told the news agency that Hamas had given verbal approval for the deal and that it was “waiting for more information to give final written approval.”

Earlier, a senior Palestinian official told the Lebanese Al-Mayadeen network that “ Hamas responded positively to the final proposal presented by the mediators. 

The ceasefire agreement is expected to be signed tonight or Tomorrow”. On the details, “The talks in Doha are in their final stage, but have not yet been signed.” 

Two sources familiar with the details told CNN that the government Israel estimates that a ceasefire agreement and the release of the abductees will be announced during today or tomorrow. 

One of the sources said: “We are very close,” and indicated, similar to recent reports, that progress has been made. Large, and if the deal is completed, implementation will likely begin on Sunday. 

Al-Arabiya channel reported Saudi Arabia quoted sources as saying that an international monitoring mechanism had been agreed upon in the first days of implementing the agreement. 

The sources said that “Hamas recently received new guarantees from the mediators,” noting that the mediators obtained information about the kidnapped persons and transferred it to Israel. 

He added, “Israel informed the mediators about the sites from which it would withdraw in Gaza, and obtained lists of the names of those responsible for managing the Palestinian side of the crossing.” Rafah.

Earlier, the Qatari newspaper Al-Araby Al-Jadeed quoted a Palestinian source as saying that the Hamas leadership met in Doha with the leadership of Islamic Jihad and the Popular Front, and presented to them the final version of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza. 

 It reported that “the position of the opposition factions regarding the draft agreement is unified and positive.” 

It was also reported that the mediators They received the maps of withdrawal and the presence of the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip in the first phase of the agreement, and the agreement will be announced in Cairo with the approval of all parties. 

And even before the announcement of the “green light” From Hamas, a senior Israeli official said that the next 24 to 48 hours would be decisive, and an Israeli official who was not aware of the details even added: “It is to be or we will stop.” 

According to these senior officials In Israel, they fear that if an agreement is not reached within that period of time, momentum may be lost. Arabic this morning.   Israeli sources familiar with the details stated that the teams in Doha are currently busy with “final improvements to the agreement,” while making final amendments to the wording, and we have not received an official response yet, and the same sources said, “We are still waiting for the response from Hamas. In the meantime, all What we are getting is just a smokescreen.”

An Israeli source who was not privy to the details said: “We are receiving positive signals from Hamas regarding requests for a deal, but this has not been achieved.” The move is yet to come.” 

According to him, between Israel, the Qataris, the Egyptians, the Americans, and parts of Hamas, the agreement is almost closed, and only Hamas’s answer remains.

  According to him, the issue of the list of kidnapped persons is closed, contrary to the claims of Hamas officials, and there is no attempt by Israel to add names to the list. 

He added, “Prime Minister Netanyahu wants a deal from the most authentic and profound place, out of his belief that “It is right to return the kidnapped people, and there is no contradiction between that and the goals of the war, that is, defeating Hamas,” said a senior official who was not familiar with the matter. Details. 

As for the second phase of the negotiations, there are fundamental differences of opinion between Israel and Hamas. 

The negotiations will begin on the sixteenth of this month for the first phase, with issues Such as releasing all the kidnapped people, exiling them to a third country, and demanding that Israel establish a mechanism to control Gaza the next day. 

The Wall Street Journal reported Journal" This morning, according to Arab sources, the person who is considered the leader of Hamas in Gaza Muhammad Al-Sinwar, agrees in principle to the terms of the agreement regarding the hostage deal. 

According to the report, this agreement was reached a few hours after Hamas announced for the first time that the agreement was in " Its final stages. 

The New York Times reported: Sources familiar with the talks say that the mediators are trying to deal with the issues that remain open. 

These issues include maps showing how Israeli army forces will be redeployed inside the Gaza Strip during the ceasefire, in addition to lists of scheduled Palestinian prisoners. They were released in exchange for the release of the kidnappers, according to one of the sources.  

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