One America News Network OAN’s Brooke Mallory
According to a former U.S. official with knowledge of the negotiations, discussions to liberate some of the 239 hostages held by Hamas came to a standstill on Friday after the organization requested that Israel permit fuel delivery to Gaza and Hamas refused to guarantee the release of a significant number of international detainees.
“Hamas has been insistent on receiving fuel,” said the former U.S. official, who asked for anonymity since they were not authorized to talk publicly. “The Israel and U.S. side, plus other countries, want a large batch of their citizens released.”
“Talks were going very well on Thursday, and negotiators were hopeful a deal could be reached over the weekend,” said the diplomat. “But differences emerged early Friday, which led to talks stalling.”
Since the unexpected terrorist attack by Hamas on October 7th that resulted in the deaths of over 1,000 Israeli people, discussions have been underway to release the 239 captives, including youngsters and senior citizens. Other Gazan factions also took hostages following Hamas’ breach of Israel’s border wall.
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