Qatari mediation has so far succeeded in releasing four hostages: two Americans on October 20 and two Israelis on the 23rd of the same month.

Discussions are taking place, mediated by Qatar, to release between 10 and 15 hostages held by the Hamas movement since its attack on Israel a month ago, in exchange for a day or two of shooting in the Gaza Strip. A source familiar with the talks said Wednesday.

The source, who refused to reveal his identity due to the sensitivity of the talks, said, “Negotiations are taking place under Qatari mediation and in coordination with the United States, to secure the release of 10 to 15 hostages in exchange for a ceasefire for one or two days in Gaza.”

Hamas has been holding more than 200 hostages between Israelis and foreigners since October 7, when it launched an attack on Israel.

The death toll from the ongoing Israeli war on Gaza since then has reached 10,569 people, most of them civilians, including more than 4,000 children. According to what the Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday.

So far, Qatari mediation has succeeded in releasing four hostages: two Americans on October 20 and two Israelis on the 23rd of the same month.

On November 1, Qatar warned that Israel’s expansion of its attacks in Gaza to include civilian targets “would undermine mediation and de-escalation efforts,” denouncing the Israeli bombing of the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip.

The Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman bin Jassim Al Thani, confirmed during a press conference on Sunday that “Qatari mediation efforts in the field of releasing prisoners are still continuing,” despite “the complexity of the field situation due to the practices of the Israeli occupation army.”

Source: Arab48