Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that there had been progress in the prisoner swap agreement with Hamas, which was expected to take place, and that they hoped to receive good news soon. The agreement is expected to be announced after the cabinet meeting in the evening.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, who visited the soldiers, made a statement about the planned prisoner swap with Hamas. Netanyahu said there had been progress in the negotiations for a prisoner swap agreement and said “We hope to receive good news soon.”
It was reported that Netanyahu would convene the War Cabinet and then the Security Cabinet this evening to discuss the prisoner swap agreement. It was stated that the Israeli cabinet would meet at 20:00 local time this evening.
Israeli media said that the cabinet would approve the expected prisoner swap agreement between Israel and Hamas at the meeting.
QATAR: HUMANITARIAN Dec IS IMMINENT
Qatari Foreign Ministry Spokesman Macid al-Ansari said that a humanitarian Deceleration of the fighting in the Gaza Strip, under intense Israeli attacks, was imminent during the negotiations mediated by his country.
Ansari stated that they were quite optimistic about the talks mediated by Qatar.
“We are at the closest point we have ever been in terms of reaching an agreement,” Ansari said, pointing out that negotiations on a humanitarian Deconfliction of the fighting in the Gaza Strip have reached the final stage.