Hamas announces it is prepared to release 34 captives in the initial stage of an exchange agreement.

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Hamas announces it is prepared to release 34 captives in the initial stage of an exchange agreement. 

Nevertheless, the office of the Israeli prime minister indicated that Hamas has not yet supplied a list of the hostages. 

On Sunday, a high-ranking Hamas representative informed AFP that the militant organization is set to free 34 Israeli hostages as part of the "first phase" of a possible swap deal. 

"The group has consented to release 34 Israeli captives from a list that Israel provided for the initial phase of the exchange agreement," the representative mentioned. 


According to Benjamin Netanyahu's office, Hamas has still not submitted a list of the hostages slated for release under this arrangement. 


The Hamas representative, who preferred to remain unnamed due to the sensitive nature of the ongoing indirect discussions, stated that the 34 hostages designated for the preliminary exchange would include all women, children, elderly individuals, and ill detainees still in Gaza. 


The representative indicated that Hamas needs time to verify the status of these individuals. 


"Hamas has agreed to the release of the 34 captives, regardless of their condition. However, the group requires a week of peace to contact the captors and ascertain who is alive and who is deceased," the representative stated. 

Among the 251 hostages taken during the attack on October 7, 2023, which started the conflict, 96 are still in Gaza, including 34 that the Israeli military reports are deceased.

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