Israel awaits Hamas’ nod to conclude hostage deal

The Gaza-based Palestinian radical group Hamas consenting to Israel’s terms is all what is needed to reach an agreement on liberating hostages held in the Gaza Strip because the main details of the future deal have already been coordinated, Israel’s Channel 12 said, citing its sources, Report informs via TASS.

According to it, one of the main obstacles to concluding the deal is Hamas’ refusal to name the hostages to be released during the first stage. At talks, resumed with Qatar’s mediation, a delegation from Hamas said that the movement needed a week to locate all the hostages, the sources said.

They also confirmed the reports that Israel is trying to increase the number of hostages released during the first stage of the deal.

Earlier, the Jerusalem Post claimed that significant progress had been achieved during the talks between Israel and Hamas. Two Israeli officials confirmed to the newspaper that the deal might be reached within a month.