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Qatar seeking Israel-Hamas deal to release 50 hostages and 3-day truce, sources say

 
 Qatari Amiri Air Force crew load food and medical aid to their cargo plane from the Qatar Fund for Development headed to Egypt for Gaza, at Al Udeid Air Base, Doha, Qatar, October 16, 2023. (photo credit: QATAR NEWS AGENCY/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)
Qatari Amiri Air Force crew load food and medical aid to their cargo plane from the Qatar Fund for Development headed to Egypt for Gaza, at Al Udeid Air Base, Doha, Qatar, October 16, 2023.
(photo credit: QATAR NEWS AGENCY/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)

Qatari mediators were on Wednesday seeking to negotiate a deal between Hamas and Israel that includes the release of around 50 civilian hostages from Gaza in exchange for a three-day ceasefire, an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters.

The deal, under discussion, which has been coordinated with the US, would also see Israel release some Palestinian women and children from Israeli jails and increase the amount of humanitarian aid allowed into Gaza, the official said.

It would mark the biggest release in hostages held by Hamas since the terrorist group burst over the Gaza border, attacked parts of Israel and took hostages into the enclave.

Are both parties - Israel and Hamas - on board with this plan?

Hamas has agreed to the general outlines of this deal, but Israel has not and it is still negotiating the details, the official said.

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 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attend a meeting in Lusail, Qatar, Friday Oct. 13, 2023 (credit: JACQUELYN MARTIN/POOL/REUTERS)
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attend a meeting in Lusail, Qatar, Friday Oct. 13, 2023 (credit: JACQUELYN MARTIN/POOL/REUTERS)

It is not known how many Palestinian women and children Israel would release from its jails as part of the agreement under discussion.

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