The American newspaper “The Wall Street Journal” said, Monday, October 23, 2023, that the negotiations held to release 50 prisoners held by the resistance in Gaza “failed,” and explained that the negotiations failed because of Tel Aviv’s refusal to allow fuel to enter the Strip, which is the condition. Which Hamas had set in exchange for completing the deal.

Earlier Monday, the American newspaper "The New York Times" quoted an Israeli military official as saying that talks between the United States and Qatar indicate that the Islamic Resistance Movement "Hamas" may release about 50 of its dual nationality prisoners.

While an Israeli army spokesman said, “A notification was delivered to the families of 222 kidnapped persons, a small number of whom are foreign nationals.” American sources told the New York Times, "The United States advised Israel to delay ground entry into Gaza to release the kidnapped people."

The newspaper also quoted an official familiar with the file of negotiations regarding Israeli prisoners with the Palestinian resistance, which are being mediated by Qatar, that Hamas warned that a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip would reduce the chances of releasing the prisoners.

While she indicated that US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken did not answer a question directed to him, during a television interview conducted with him by CBS News on Sunday, whether the United States had asked Israel to postpone the ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, in order to allow more... Time to negotiate about the prisoners, but Blinken confirmed that Washington provided advice to the Israelis regarding the invasion of the Gaza Strip.

While Israeli Army Radio reported on Monday that Tel Aviv agreed to Washington's request to postpone the ground invasion of Gaza until additional American forces arrive in the region.

The radio also said that the United States informed Israel that it intends to send additional forces to the Middle East in preparation for the ground maneuver, for fear of Iranian attacks against its forces in the region.

For its part, the New York Times reported, citing informed sources, that US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, conveyed to Israel Washington's advice to postpone its ground operation in the Strip.

The Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani, confirmed on Sunday, October 22, that Qatar continues to coordinate with the United States and international partners to release prisoners and reduce the escalation in the Gaza Strip.

Meanwhile, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades - the military wing of Hamas - released two American detainees, a mother and her daughter, last Friday for “humanitarian reasons,” in response to Qatari mediation efforts. It also released two Israeli female prisoners on Monday for humanitarian reasons.

The movement confirmed the presence of between 200 and 250 Israeli prisoners in Gaza. Of them, 200 are with Hamas, and the Israeli army said that it informed the families of 212 people that their children are detained in the Gaza Strip.