The Hamas terror organization demanded "written, not verbal, guarantees" of Israel's commitment to the proposed ceasefire agreement, according to Wednesday reports.
The first round of negotiations between the Hamas terrorist organization and mediators over the hostage deal was “characterized by positivity,” according to sources cited by the Qatari news network Al Jazeera on Tuesday.
The terror group confirmed on Wednesday that prisoner lists were exchanged as part of ongoing indirect talks aimed at reaching a ceasefire agreement.
Negotiations focused on three main topics
The negotiations, according to a statement by the group, are focused on three main points: ending the war, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip, and the exchange of prisoners.
Taher al-Nunu, media adviser to the head of Hamas’s political bureau, said the delegation had “presented the necessary positivity and responsibility” to advance efforts toward an agreement. Mediators, he said, were “making great efforts to remove any obstacles,” and that “a spirit of optimism prevails among all parties.”
US President Donald Trump's envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Wednesday morning to participate in the ongoing ceasefire and hostage-deal negotiations, Israeli media reported.
Jerusalem Post Staff contributed to this report.