In exchange, Hamas is to receive a "special value", writes the newspaper Haaretz, citing information from the Egyptian TV channel Al-Ghad. The details of what this might entail are still unknown.
An Israeli official tells The Times of Israel that Hamas has provided evidence that several hostages are alive. Israel is said to know the location of most of the hostages, but the newspaper's source does not want to say whether Hamas has submitted a list of which hostages are still alive.
On Saturday, the terrorist-designated Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) issued a rare joint statement that an agreement on a ceasefire in Gaza is closer than ever.
The statement came after diplomatic talks in Cairo on Friday.
Of Hamas' more than 250 hostages, taken to Gaza during the terrorist attack on October 7, around 100 remain in Gaza – approximately one-third of them have been confirmed dead by Israel's military.
