Israel, Hamas give conflicting updates on hostage negotiations

January 6, 2025

Ryan Robertson

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Hamas still holds around 100 hostages that the terrorist group kidnapped from Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Reports abound about how both sides are working towards a deal to free them, but there hasn’t been a formal exchange of hostages in months.

On Jan. 5, Reuters reported Hamas and Israel were working on a ceasefire deal, and that Hamas presented a list to Israel of 34 hostages it was willing to release.

Michael Levy’s brother, Or, was on the list. Or was taken captive from the Nova Music Festival, where his wife was killed.

“My opinion, as a brother of someone who’s on this list, is that Israel should insist on bringing back all the hostages,” Levy said. “It can be in one stage, two stages, three stages, that’s fine. But they need to have an actual plan to bring all of them back. An actual plan with dates, with names, with whatever they need to do in order to make sure all of them are coming back, because if not, some hostages will stay there forever or might die in captivity. And I can’t let it happen.”

Reuters reported it was shown a copy of the list, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas never provided anything like that during negotiations.

Hamas making comeback in Gaza with 23,000 fighters: Report

Representatives from Israel and Hamas meet in Doha regularly to talk about ending the conflict. In addition to the Qataris, the negotiations are being mediated with help from the U.S. and Egypt. The Biden administration wants a win before leaving office, so it’s pushing hard for Hamas to accept a deal.

The White House said while Israel does have a right to its own defense, the Israeli Defense Forces needs to do more to help the civilian population still living in Gaza, and those displaced from their homes after more than a year of intense fighting.

From the start of the war, Netanyahu said it would only end once Hamas was completely eradicated as a military and governing force. Hamas said it will only agree to a ceasefire once the IDF completely withdraws from Gaza.

Reuters contributed to this report.

Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Egypt, Gaza, Hamas, hostage, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Joe Biden, Qatar, United States

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On Jan. 5, Reuters reported Hamas and Israel were working on a ceasefire deal, and that Hamas presented a list to Israel of 34 hostages it was willing to release.

Michael Levy’s brother, Or, was on the list. Or was taken captive from the Nova Music Festival, where his wife was killed.

Reuters reported it was shown a copy of the list, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas never provided anything like that during negotiations.

Hamas making comeback in Gaza with 23,000 fighters: Report

Reuters contributed to this report.

Tags: Benjamin Netanyahu, Egypt, Gaza, Hamas, hostage, Israel, Israel Defense Forces, Joe Biden, Qatar, United States

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