That is quite a bit of an issue I fear ( a hopefully groundless fear ). I heard on an interview on Radio 4 about a month ago ( obviously the interviewee's opinion ) that the political and military branches of Hamas don't always have the same agenda.Thanks @The Clamp - some good news finally eh?
WHATāS THE DEAL?
Worryingly, Hamas has ālostā about 30 hostages now thought to be in the hands of the Palestinian Islamic Jihadists (one of the other terror groups operating separately from Hamas in Gaza). The deal has been negotiated with the Hamas leadership in Qatar not with the Hamas Brigades in Gaza so it remains to be seen how enforceable it is - Netanyahu has stated that the military campaign to destroy Hamas will continue after the hostages are released so it will be a very fragile āpauseā in hostilities.
- 12-15 hostages to be released a day over a period of 4-5 days -(Includes 3 Americans (a child age 4 and 2 women)
- 300 trucks per day delivering aid allowed in from Egypt plus fuel
- release of 50 women and children hostages held in Gaza
- a four-day partial ceasefire.
- lull in Israeli military operations would be extended for an additional day for every 10 more hostages released.
- first hostages should be free within 48 hours of the agreement.
- 150 Palestinian women and children would be freed from Israeli jails.
- The release of every 10 additional abductees will result in an additional day of respite.ā