Hamas approves list of 34 Israeli hostages for ceasefire negotiations: report
The IndependentFor free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hamas has approved the release of 34 hostages it says were suggested by the Israeli government as part of a potential ceasefire agreement, an unnamed official with the militant group told the Reuters news agency. open image in gallery Israeli families are pushing Netanyahu administration to reach a hostage deal Israeli strikes killed 14 people across three attacks on Gaza on Sunday, bringing the weekend death toll to 102, according to Palestinian medics. Over the weekend, Hamas released a video showing hostage Liri Albag, 19, one of the roughly 250 Israelis kidnapped during the militant group’s October 7, 2023, cross-border attack. “All of them.” In addition to the hostages remaining in the territory, the civilians of Gaza, already facing famine-like conditions and mass internal displacement, have also been battered with flooding, rains, and bitter cold, conditions putting children at high risk of injury and death.