As Donald Trump's threatening deadline looms, Hamas is 'close to announcing' a hostage deal, taking Israel by surprise

A legitimate Hamas source eventually revealed some significant progress regarding the hostage negotiations while indicating that the group is pretty close to announce an agreement with Israel, reported The Jerusalem Post. Adding onto that, the source also highlighted some unexpected flexibility from Hamas while surprising the Israeli delegates during talks mediated by Egypt, Qatar and the US.

According to The Jerusalem Post, the proposed agreement actually involves a six to eight week initial phase with gradual aid delivery and border crossing reopenings. Hamas also demonstrated a massive willingness to submit a list of living prisoners and accept Israeli forces remaining in the Philadelphi Corridor while the group also pretty surprisingly agreed to phased ceasefire and troop withdrawal strategies.

At the same time, some critical conditions of the potential deal actually include establishing electronic checkpoints for displaced residents while gradually expanding cross border movement and then ensuring international monitoring of agreement terms. Hamas also put an emphasis on the importance of securing guarantees from international mediators to ensure full implementation and eventual permanent ceasefire, asserted The Jerusalem Post.


Mediators are pretty optimistic about reaching a deal before US President- elect Donald Trump's inauguration all set on the date of January 20. Both the sides have shown willingness to compromise with Hamas presenting an unexpectedly flexible negotiation approach, noted The Jerusalem Post.

The source also stressed that the eventual success of the final agreement actually depends on the response of Israel and the absence of new and complex conditions.

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The source also stressed that the eventual success of the final agreement actually depends on the response of Israel and the absence of new and complex conditions.