The official Israeli Broadcasting Corporation said on Friday that the head of the Hamas movement in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, has an “organized plan” to end the ongoing Israeli war against the Strip since last October 7.

The commission explained, quoting an informed source that it did not specify, that the plan “includes the withdrawal of Israeli army forces as part of a long ceasefire agreement, and the retention of a portion of the Israeli prisoners, as a bargaining chip for the future.”

According to the Hebrew Authority, the source claimed that “Sinwar is working on the assumption that the first truce did not produce satisfactory results in favor of Hamas, and therefore he insists on an Israeli withdrawal from the occupied neighborhoods of Gaza, and a long ceasefire.”

The source pointed out that the demands of the head of the Hamas movement in Gaza, within the framework of the aforementioned plan, are “far more than what Israel is offering to Hamas.” He added that Sinwar believes that the withdrawal of the occupation army's ground forces from the cities in the north and south of the Gaza Strip "will achieve a partial restoration of its ability to command and control the areas already occupied by Israel."

The source continued, "The Israelis interpret reality in the opposite way, but Sinwar is not separate from reality."

Regarding the Israeli detainees held by Hamas, the source said in his statements to the Hebrew Authority that “the movement intends to keep a large portion of the prisoners as a bargaining chip in the coming stages as well, in anticipation of Israel’s return to ground maneuvers after another possible ceasefire.”

According to the source, the countries mediating the negotiations with Hamas (referring to Qatar and Egypt) believe that the war is “approaching its final stages,” and despite this, Hamas is “also preparing for the possibility that the war will continue for a long time.”

During the past few days, official and private Israeli media spoke about a possible truce agreement that may be concluded soon between Israel and the Palestinian resistance, which includes the release of prisoners from both sides.

On Thursday, Israeli officials said that the occupation army “is studying improving the offer presented to Hamas regarding a possible temporary truce between the two parties, to include a ceasefire for more than two weeks, in order to persuade Hamas to release more hostages it is holding,” according to the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation.

These reports come at a time when the Hamas movement stresses its rejection of any negotiations to exchange prisoners without a complete ceasefire.

Source: Sama News