{"id":50493,"date":"2025-07-03T17:56:26","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T21:56:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/hamas-expected-to-give-response-to-hostage-deal-within-coming-hours-sources-tell-post\/03\/07\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-07-03T17:56:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T21:56:26","slug":"hamas-expected-to-give-response-to-hostage-deal-within-coming-hours-sources-tell-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/hamas-expected-to-give-response-to-hostage-deal-within-coming-hours-sources-tell-post\/03\/07\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas expected to give response to hostage deal within coming hours, sources tell &#8216;Post&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"relative mb-6 aisummary_shadowPulse__HDPrM\">\n<div class=\"box-content rounded-[14px] bg-gradient-to-b from-[#c938e3] to-[#4941fb] p-0.5\" style=\"max-height:5rem\">\n<div class=\"rounded-xl bg-[#fcfbfb] dark:bg-inkwell px-5\">\n<div class=\"relative flex justify-between py-5 text-base font-semibold\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><button aria-label=\"Visually show the key takeways description\" class=\"group z-2\" data-ylk=\"elm:card;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><span class=\"group relative text-left transition-all duration-1000 ease-in-out\"><svg class=\"absolute size-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><lineargradient id=\"svg-ai-icon-gradient\" x1=\"12.5\" x2=\"12.5\" y1=\"2.5\" y2=\"21.5\" gradientunits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#3941FD\"\/><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#D136E0\"\/><\/lineargradient><\/svg><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mr-1\" fill=\"url(#svg-ai-icon-gradient)\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5 6.5a6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4-4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4-4M3.5 14A12.69 12.69 0 0 0 11 6.5a12.69 12.69 0 0 0 7.5 7.5 12.69 12.69 0 0 0-7.5 7.5A12.7 12.7 0 0 0 3.5 14m7.5 3.638A14.5 14.5 0 0 0 7.362 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 10.362 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 14.638 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 17.638\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"sr-only !absolute !w-[310px] max-w-[80vw] translate-y-full rounded-lg bg-white text-sm font-normal opacity-0 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity ease-in-out group-hover:not-sr-only group-hover:block group-hover:p-4 group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:delay-300 group-focus-visible:not-sr-only group-focus-visible:block group-focus-visible:p-4 group-focus-visible:opacity-100 dark:border dark:border-charcoal dark:bg-inkwell dark:shadow-dark-elevation-3\" id=\"\u00abR1b6kkr8lb2m7nfddb\u00bb\" style=\"bottom:-2px\">Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience.<\/span><\/span><\/button><span class=\"aisummary_textShimmer__8Tdxq\">Generate Key Takeaways<\/span><\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Expand Key Takeaways\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"\u00abR6kkr8lb2m7nfddbH1\u00bb\" class=\"stretched-box text-batcave hover:text-grape-jelly focus:text-grape-jelly dark:text-bob dark:hover:text-thanos dark:focus:text-thanos\" id=\"\u00abR6kkr8lb2m7nfddb\u00bb\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 13\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fill-current\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path d=\"M6 6.897 3.547 4.443a.5.5 0 0 0-.699.002.493.493 0 0 0-.001.699L6 8.298l3.155-3.155a.497.497 0 0 0-.001-.7.493.493 0 0 0-.7 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The proposal, presented by Qatar and based on the Witkoff framework, calls for the release of 10 living hostages and 18 bodies during a 60-day ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hamas is set to respond to the 60-day <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/ceasefire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ceasefire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ceasefire<\/a> proposal within the coming hours, sources told <em>The Jerusalem Post<\/em> on Thursday at press time, noting that there is increased optimism that the response will be positive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The proposal, presented by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/qatar-presents-israel-hamas-modified-192913693.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Qatar;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Qatar<\/a> and based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/qatar-presents-israel-hamas-modified-192913693.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Witkoff framework;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Witkoff framework<\/a>, calls for the release of 10 living hostages and 18 bodies during a 60-day ceasefire. During that period, the sides are expected to hold talks aimed at ending the war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Thursday, senior Hamas officials met in Turkey to discuss the recently proposed framework.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Under the terms of the deal, eight hostages would be freed on the first day, with two more released on day 50. 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It will be difficult and there will be more crises,\u201d an Israeli official told Walla.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sources told Asharq al-Aswat that the deal on the table does not currently state a clear end date to the war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Walla reported that this could indicate either that the terror group has doubts about finalizing a deal or that it is willing to accept more vague wording than it has previously.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/hamas-expected-response-hostage-deal-204923185.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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