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Hamas approves prisoner swap deal proposed by Egypt | |||
2017-09-30 | |||
[AlAhram] Hamas, a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth", has agreed on an exchange of prisoners with Israel, a deal suggested by Egypt two weeks ago, Paleostinian news agency Ma’an reported on Friday. According to Ma'an, the head of Hamas in the Gazoo Strip, Yahia Senwar, said during a meeting with Gazook youth on Thursday that his group' agreement with the deal came in response to Egypt's suggestion, which was offered to the group's delegation in Cairo earlier this month. However, ars longa, vita brevis... the Israeli government has reportedly rejected the prisoner swap; Israeli media quoted an Israeli source describing Senwar’s announcement as "a manoeuvre." The agreement between Hamas and Egypt over the deal reached Israel through an Israeli official who is charged of negotiations, Ma'an added. "The ball is now in the Israeli playground; they refused the plan which was approved by Egypt and our side," Senwar said. Senwar did not reveal the details of the deal, but according to reports by Paleostinian newspaper al-Istiqlal and Israeli newspapers Haaretz and The Times of Israel, it would mean that Israel release 39 bodies of Paleostinians who were killed in 2014, including 19 Hamas members, and in return Hamas would give information on the missing Israeli soldiers that the group allegedly holds.
I ain't sayin' nuttin' widdout me mout'piece! in 2014 after they were released in 2011 in a prisoner swap for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, a group that is known in the Arabic media as "the Shalit captives."
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