12:05โขHamas Agrees to Free Idan Alexander and Four Bodies
โจThe newspapers widely report on Hamas's announcement that it has agreed to release Israeli-American hostage Idan Alexander along with the bodies of four deceased hostages with dual citizenship (13tv, Davar, Haaretz, i24NEWS, INN, Israel Hayom, Jerusalem Post, Kan, Kipa, Maariv, Mako, n12, now14, Srugim, times, walla, Ynet). The terrorist organization stated this comes in response to an American proposal, with Hamas declaring readiness to begin negotiations on the second phase of a potential deal. Following Hamas's announcement, Prime Minister Netanyahu has called an urgent security assessment meeting (13tv, Davar, Kipa, Ynet). According to i24NEWS, the release could happen as early as tomorrow.