Some of the 98 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza may be coming home soon following a breakthrough in negotiations between Israel and the terror group.
Mediators delivered both Israel and Hamas a final draft of a hostage and ceasefire deal on Monday, which has fueled optimism that the hostages will soon be released after being kidnapped 465 days ago.
Hamas has not yet sent its final answer on the deal, but a source told Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that if there were no major changes, then the “response will be positive,” reported the Jerusalem Post.
A Hamas official reportedly told CNN that the two parties were “very close to an agreement.” On Monday, Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer told CNN “there has been significant progress made.”
Kan News reported that Israeli Defense Forces officials directed relevant Israeli government entities to prepare for the possibility of hostages…
