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Gaza's ceasefire fire lasts despite weeks since the last publication of the Geisel

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be on Saturday, exactly two weeks since the Last publication of Israeli hostages End the first phase of the Hamas captivity Waffeitus Agreement in the Gaza. The negotiations to free the rest of the hostages or to enter the second phase of the deal have stalled, and the ceasefire in the fighting was continued despite the promise of the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the armist was not published if the hostages were not published.

On Friday, US President Donald Trump said that he was confident that an agreement would be made. It's a complicated situation, he said.

President Donald Trump says that hopeful negotiations on the publication of hostages would work

Israel has made it possible for the ceasefire to develop further, while its leverage has dropped over the Hamas and the terrorist group has rebuilt its strength and support on the Gaza Strip.

Netanyahu announced on March 1, after 33 Israeli prisoners had been freed that he was State humanitarian aid Deliveries to Gaza. “If Hamas continues its refusal to publish more hostages and accept the outline proposed by Steve WitkoffThere would be more consequences, “said Netanyahu at the time.

In the 42 days, while the first phase of the deal was in progress, Hamas filled its shops with the help of over 25,000 trucks, including 50 fuel and gas in the strips. Israeli officials said that Hamas had enough supplies to take at least four months.

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According to the security officers, the ongoing ceasefire has enabled Hamas to group newly and prepare for again for re -struggle. “They prepare themselves as we are,” said the officials. “Your stop at the civilian population also increases every day. We have closed the borders, but did not destroy their supply camps.”

Hamas still holds 59 Israeli hostages – 24 are officially described as lively, although this number could be smaller. Witkoff's most recent proposal, which was discussed in the negotiations in Qatar, was for a limited publication of up to 5 hostages in exchange for 50 days of ceasefire.