Significant Progress in Sharm El-Sheikh Talks as Critical Hours Approach
According to teh English section of webangah News Agency, citing Mehr news Agency and Sawt al-Quds, Hebrew sources have announced progress in the Sharm El-Sheikh talks.
These sources stated that there is a positive approach but some disagreements remain. optimism exists about reaching an agreement. Critical hours lie ahead.
Meanwhile, Egyptian sources reported that Egyptian and Qatari mediators, after meeting with the Hamas delegation, entered consultative sessions with American mediators and the Israeli team. These meetings are taking place in Sharm El-Sheikh, egypt.
Alongside these consultations, positive news came from U.S. officials. One American official told Sky News Arabia: “We are optimistic about the possibility of reaching an agreement on Gaza in the near future.”
Additionally, a White House official told this Emirati outlet that technical negotiations in Sharm El-sheikh have reached a sensitive and decisive stage.
Hamas emphasizes release of Marwan Barghouti and Ahmad Sa’adat
Among Hamas’s main demands for a prisoner exchange deal with Israel are two prominent Palestinian figures whose release is crucial for the movement: Marwan Barghouti and Ahmad Sa’adat.
Hamas strongly insists on freeing Marwan Barghouti. Once leader of Fatah’s military wing, he was sentenced to five life terms plus 40 years. Barghouti was one of the principal leaders of the Second Intifada and was arrested by Israeli forces during Operation Defensive Shield in April 2002 in Ramallah.
Ahmad Sa’adat is another detainee whose freedom Hamas seeks. He is secretary-general of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and is held responsible for assassinating Israeli Minister Rehavam Ze’evi. Sa’adat received a 30-year sentence and has been imprisoned since 2006.
