It was claimed that Israel offered a one-month temporary ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of 11 to 14 prisoners held by Hamas.
It was reported that a new offer was made in the deadlocked ceasefire talks.
According to the news in Israel’s Yediot Aharonot newspaper, the Director of Israel’s foreign intelligence agency Mossad, David Barnea, met with the parties in Doha, the capital of Qatar, to discuss the prisoner swap and the resumption of ceasefire talks in Gaza. proposed a compromise. Barnea’s proposal includes Hamas releasing 11 to 14 Israeli prisoners in exchange for a one-month temporary ceasefire in Gaza. He also proposes the release of some Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons. Israeli authorities have not yet made a statement on whether the details of Barnea’s proposal reported in the press are true or not. In a previous statement, Hamas had stipulated a permanent ceasefire and the withdrawal of the Israeli army from the occupied territories in Gaza for the prisoner swap. The Mossad Director attended the talks held in Doha on October 27-28 to resume prisoner swap talks. It is reported that Hamas holds 101 Israeli prisoners.
