HAMAS agrees to release sick and elderly hostages

The Palestinian radical movement Hamas has reportedly agreed to release Israeli hostages who need medical attention, as well as elderly people and female soldiers being held in the enclave, as part of a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip.

Report informs via TASS that the next few hours could be decisive for negotiations on Gaza. The TV channel claims that Hamas has abandoned its demand for a complete cessation of hostilities in the enclave during the first phase of the truce agreement. However, they insist that residents of northern Gaza should be able to return to their homes without additional screening by Israeli military.