Hamas says it has approved Israeli list of 34 hostages for possible Gaza deal

Reuters

A Hamas top official has provided a list of 34 hostages to be released as part of its ceasefire deal with Israel.

A Hamas top official has provided a list of 34 hostages to be released as part of its ceasefire deal with Israel. 


The official who spoke on condition of anonymity to Reuters says that the release is contingent on the complete withdrawal of Israel from Gaza and a permanent ceasefire. 


It is not clear how many hostages remain alive as the list includes hostages whom Hamas has previously said were killed in an Israeli air strike.


The office of the Israeli prime minister has denied reports that it received a hostage list from Hamas as ceasefire talks continue to stall. 


Meanwhile the Palestinian Health Ministry has said that two Palestinians including a 17-year-old boy were killed by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank on Sunday. 


The Israeli military said its forces killed an armed militant in the West Bank, confiscated weapons and dismantled an explosives laboratory, and that its troops fired on militants who hurled explosives at them in the Nablus area.

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