Hamas has proposed to release all hostages in Gaza in exchange for Israel ending the war. This offer followed Israel's announcement of the start of negotiations for the second phase of the cease-fire.
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00:10The Palestinian Resistance Movement, Hamas, proposed to exchange all Israeli hostages
00:15for the Palestinian prisoners at once during the second phase of the ceasefire agreement
00:20in Gaza.
00:21The head of the Hamas movement in Gaza, Khalil al-Hayya, confirmed the initiative aimed at
00:26reaching a permanent truce and a total withdrawal of Israeli troops from the devastated Palestinian
00:32enclave.
00:33He announced that the next Thursday, February 20, the bodies of four Israeli hostages would
00:39be handed over.
00:40The leader also confirmed that next Saturday, six Israeli prisoners would be exchanged for
00:45602 Palestinian detainees, 157 of whom are serving life imprisonment.
00:53Khalil al-Hayya called for the terms of the agreement to be implemented without delay
00:58and expressed Hamas' readiness for the immediate implementation of the second phase.