{"id":51679,"date":"2025-08-15T20:18:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T00:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/hamas-may-agree-to-a-partial-hostage-deal-classified-pms-document-shows\/15\/08\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T20:18:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T00:18:51","slug":"hamas-may-agree-to-a-partial-hostage-deal-classified-pms-document-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/hamas-may-agree-to-a-partial-hostage-deal-classified-pms-document-shows\/15\/08\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas may agree to a &#8216;partial&#8217; hostage deal, classified PM&#8217;s document shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Channel 12 reported on a classified document received by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, hours after Mossad&#8217;s Barnea trip to Qatar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/co-author-dinah-project-post-192633537.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hamas;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\">Hamas<\/a> might have changed its position about the hostage negotiations and would be willing to agree on a \u201cpartial deal\u201d, Channel 12 reported on Friday evening, citing a classified document received by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the Israeli outlet, Netanyahu received on Thursday a document were it was stated that Hamas position was alligned with the offer made by US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff &#8211; which includes the release of 10 live hostages and 18 dead hostages in exchange for a 60-day ceasefire and the release of Palestinian prisoners-.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The report also noted that these possible negotiations might be faster than in previous instances, with two unnamed sources cited by Channel 12 explaining that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/gaza-tribal-fighters-diplomats-eye-224324216.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hamas's;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\">Hamas&#8217;s<\/a> answer could be ready as early as next week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This document arrives on Netanyahu\u2019s desk just hours after Mossad\u2019s director, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/mossad-chief-conducting-extensive-hostage-214255537.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:David Barnea;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\">David Barnea<\/a>, met Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani in Doha, Qatar, to advance on the issue of hostage deal negotiations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to statements made by Mossad representatives, the option of arriving at a \u201cpartial deal\u201d that would not see the return of all the hostages was \u201ccompletely discarded.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Mossad director David Barnea seen over a wall of hostage posters in Tel Aviv (illustrative) (credit: FLASH90)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">A long way to bring back the hostages<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Thursday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement outlining Israel\u2019s principles for ending the war: dismantling Hamas\u2019s military capabilities; returning all hostages, both living and deceased; demilitarizing the Gaza Strip; not only disarming Hamas but also ensuring that no weapons are manufactured in or smuggled into the territory; maintaining Israeli security control in Gaza, including the security perimeter; and establishing an alternative civilian administration that is neither Hamas nor the Palestinian Authority.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While mediators Qatar and Egypt are trying to formulate a framework that would include the release of all hostages and an end to the war, the possibility of negotiating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/mossad-chief-barna-meets-qatari-135959791.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:partial deal;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\">partial deal<\/a> \u2013 involving the release of only 10 hostages \u2013 has not been ruled out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An Egyptian source familiar with negotiations told Saudi channel Al Arabiya on Thursday that the proposal for ending the war and hostage exchange would be carried out in two stages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Amichai Stein contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/hamas-may-agree-partial-hostage-220914158.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Channel 12 reported on a classified document received by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, hours after Mossad&rsquo;s Barnea trip to Qatar. 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