GAZA/TEL AVIV (dpa-AFX) – The Islamist Hamas wants to hand over the hostages kidnapped two years ago, who are still alive, to employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in three different locations in the Gaza Strip. The German Press Agency learned this from Hamas circles. Monday morning was given as the time of handover. According to Israeli reports, this could happen before then.
As part of the agreement between Israel and Hamas, all dead hostages should be handed over if possible. A 72-hour deadline for handover expires on Monday lunchtime.
According to Israel, 20 of the 48 hostages are still alive. There are concerns that Hamas may not hand over all the remains. As a background, media reports cited the massive destruction in the Gaza Strip, which could prevent the bodies from being found./czy/edr/DP/men