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Notably, the list omits the names of all 100 hostages, indicating it is part of a preliminary agreement in which Hamas plans to retain a small number of hostages as leverage for future negotiations. Following a temporary cease-fire under this partial deal, Israel intends to resume its military campaign to dismantle Hamas,
Iqbal said
This disconnect underscores the broader issue of political expediency overshadowing critical humanitarian concerns, exacerbating public frustration, and deepening internal divisions within Israel at a moment when decisive and unified leadership is most needed,
Siddiqa addedWhile the publicization of the list may serve to increase pressure on Israel, it also reveals the Israeli government's failure to prioritize the comprehensive release of hostages,
Arhama Siddiqa, a research fellow at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad in Pakistan, told China Daily ... Siddiqa saidHamas is the only obstacle to the release of the hostages,
foreign ministry director general Eden Bar Tal told a briefing with reporters
Part of the reason is that Hamas has been deliberately vague and misleading, depending on the direction of the talks. And part of the reason is that, apparently, some of the hostages have been held by groups other than Hamas, so it's very difficult to assess their status,
Tsukerman saidWe have no information to share on this matter at the moment,
said Einav Hadari, spokeswoman for the Embassy of IsraelThere is a good chance that the negotiations will succeed this time,
Moussa abu Marzook, a senior member of the Hamas political bureau with ties to the U.S. pro-Hamas network, told a Qatari newspaperI have heard a wide array of accounts concerning the alleged count of live hostages, ranging from around 30 to well over 60,
said Irina Tsukerman, an analyst with the Jerusalem Center for Public AffairsWe just don't know,
the Israeli source said, explaining the ambiguity in the numbersIf the number included Israeli male soldiers, it could go higher,
one senior Israeli source told Newsmax, but suggested it would not be a large increaseAnd it will not be good for Hamas and it will not be good, frankly, for anyone,
Trump said
As yet, Israel has not received any confirmation or comment by Hamas regarding the status of the hostages appearing on the list,
said the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
The fear is that Hamas will use the possible agreement to hand over mainly the bodies of dead hostages. Israel wants to avoid that and prioritize living captives in the first phase,
the same sources indicated to EFEThat is the list given by Hamas,
sources close to the negotiations confirmed to EFE,The time has come for a comprehensive agreement that will bring back all hostages,
the statement said
We call on the media and the public to show sensitivity and responsibility in handling this information and any further developments that may emerge before and during any agreement negotiations,
the families addedHowever, until now, the occupation continues to be obstinate over an agreement over the issues of the ceasefire and withdrawal, and has made no step forward,
the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity
Hamas has not transferred a name list of (Israeli) hostages so far,
Netanyahu's office said in a statement, denying previous media reports, which, citing a Hamas official, said
We’re working very hard to bring that over the finish line,
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said from the South Korean capital Seoul on Monday
There are a number of issues on which there has been progress,
Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen, a member of the country’s decision-making security cabinet, told Army Radio on Sunday