Gaza Ceasefire: Hamas Agrees to Release US-Israeli Hostage, Bodies of 4 Other Dual Nationals

Jerusalem, March 14:  Hamas said on Friday it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual-national hostages who died in captivity. Israel To Send Delegation to Qatar’s Doha on March 10 To Advance Gaza Ceasefire Talks.

Hamas did not immediately specify when the release of soldier Edan Alexander and the four bodies would occur, and other countries party to the agreement did not immediately confirm the Hamas statement. The statement comes as talks continue in Doha to try to broker the next stage of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, the first phase of which ended two weeks ago.