By Rania Abu Shamala
ISTANBUL (AA) - Palestinian resistance movement Hamas said Wednesday evening it agreed to release 10 Israeli hostages as part of its “flexibility” to reach a Gaza ceasefire agreement.
Hamas “continues its intensive and responsible efforts to ensure the success of the ongoing round of negotiations, striving to reach a comprehensive agreement that ends the aggression against our people, secures the free and safe entry of humanitarian aid, and alleviates the worsening suffering in the Gaza Strip,” the group said in a statement.
“In its commitment to the success of the current efforts, the movement has shown the necessary flexibility and agreed to release 10 prisoners.”
Hamas said key issues including the flow of aid, withdrawal of Israeli forces from the enclave, and real guarantees for a lasting ceasefire, remain under discussion.
Delegations from Hamas and Israel are continuing negotiations in the Qatari capital Doha to end the war that has claimed more than 57,000 Palestinian lives since October 2023.