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I tell the mothers of the prisoners to put their trust in the almighty and that relief is near, God willing,
said the mother of one prisoner, Intisar Bayoud This is not about politics or strategy. It’s about humanity and the shared belief that no one should be left behind in darkness,
said a hostage released earlier from Gaza, Moran Stella Yanai I believe we will get a ceasefire,
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a speech Tuesday, asserting it was up to Hamas We’re eagerly waiting for a truce to happen so we can live in safety and stability,
her mother, Rola Saqer, said You don’t make a deal with the devil,
Certainly, Hamas will comply with the ceasefire, and Israel is not interested in opposing Trump or angering him,
I think the pressure is building for Hamas to come to yes, and I think Israel also has achieved a huge amount of its military objectives in Gaza, and therefore, they are in a position to be able to say 'yes,'
U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters We are in advanced stages of negotiations,
an Israeli political source told CBS News, ... saying a The prime minister should bring a deal that includes all the hostages, including my son,
said Ruby Chen, whose soldier son, Itay, was killed on 7 October 2023 his body since held in Gaza We are close, we are not there yet."
Today, we are at the closest point ever to having a deal."
Israel will release about 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, including several with lengthy sentences."
This is the chance, we can't let it go until they are all here with us,
said Shay Dickmann, whose cousin in Gaza has been declared dead by the military It’s the closest that it’s ever been since I’ve been released,
she told NBC News earlier this month I think now both sides need to prove that they are going to do what Trump said. I trust it,
This is the only time since November 2023 that we are really negotiating with Hamas, and they are not playing a game in negotiations,
an Israeli government official told FOX News We do believe that we [Qatar] were able, through negotiations and through our partners in Egypt and the United States, to minimise a lot of the disagreements between both parties,
A draft agreement has been handed to both Hamas and Israel and major obstacles on key contentious issues between the two sides have been addressed,
Current discussions in Doha are focused on finalising the remaining details,
We do believe we are at a developed stage, we do believe we are at a final stage, but obviously, until there is an announcement, there will be no announcement,
