Militant group lays out demands in response to U.S.-backed cease-fire proposals, Ednews reports citing WSJ.
Hamas’s response to a U.S.-backed cease-fire proposal calls on Israel to release thousands of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Israeli hostages, according to a document seen by The Wall Street Journal.
The group, in a written response sent Tuesday to Egyptian and Qatari mediators, called for the release of all Palestinian women and children under the age of 19 held in Israeli jails, along with all prisoners 50 and older, in return for a first group of civilian Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.