The Palestinian armed group Hamas has proposed exchanging all Israeli captives and Palestinian prisoners in one go during the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal, with the aim of reaching a permanent truce and a full Israeli pullout.
In addition, the group has also confirmed that it will release six living hostages on Saturday, who were set to be freed in the first phase and return the bodies of four others tomorrow.
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has said the negotiations for the second stage of the ceasefire deal will take place this week.
At least 1,139 people were killed in Israel in a Hamas-led attack on 7th of October, 2023, while more than 200 people were taken captive.
