Hamas Reportedly Agrees to Release Israeli Hostages for 60-Day Ceasefire and Palestinian Prisoner Release
Israeli troops work on their armored vehicles at a position by Israel's border with the Gaza Strip on May 18, 2025. ©Menahem Kahana / AFP

A senior Hamas official told CNN that the Palestinian militant group has agreed to release between 7 and 9 Israeli hostages in exchange for a 60-day ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of 300 Palestinian security prisoners, according to a report by The Times of Israel.

The unnamed Hamas official says that this deal would also be contingent on the Israeli army agreeing to withdraw “east of the Salah al-Din Corridor,” meaning to the outskirts of the Gaza Strip.

The report does not indicate whether this has been put forward as a formal proposal during the ongoing negotiations in Qatar.

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