Hamas submits names of hostages who would be included in hostage deal

According to the report, the list includes four hostages who hold American citizenship.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF DECEMBER 9, 2024 07:46 Updated: DECEMBER 9, 2024 08:09

Visitors at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv. September 25, 2024. (photo credit: MIRIAM ALSTER/FLASH90)

Hamas has reportedly presented Egyptian mediators an initial list with the names of the hostages who would be included in a possible hostage deal, according to the London-based Qatari newspaper Al-Araby Al-Jadeed on Monday, citing a source familiar with the subject. 

According to the report, the list included four hostages who hold American citizenship, in addition to hostages who are elderly and who suffer from medical conditions.

Hamas also reportedly submitted a list with the names of Palestinian prisoners.  

On Sunday, a Hamas delegation headed by senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya visited Cairo for hostage deal negotiations, which the report claimed have reached an "advanced stage."

Israeli negotiating team reportedly set to travel to Cairo

Al-Araby Al-Jadeed further claimed that an Israeli delegation was set to head to the Egyptian capital on Monday for further discussions. 

Illustrative image of Hamas terrorists. (credit: Canva, MAHMUD HAMS/AFP via Getty Images, YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH 90)

On Saturday, the Saudi-owned news outlet Asharq Al-Awsat reported that Hamas was attempting to determine the number of living Israeli hostages it and other terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip were holding.