59 fate hostages, 2 million Palestinians are pending as the first phase of the ceasefire approaches

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Thursday that he directed negotiators from his country to travel to Cairo “to continue negotiations” A fragile ceasefire Consent with Hamas. The news came hours after four Israeli hostages The body was returned by Hamas As part of the final hostage prisoner exchange for the first phase of the deal.

The fact that the Israeli leader sent his team to Cairo will bring hope, but there is still deep uncertainty about the future of the ceasefire deal two days before the end of the first six-week phase.

Hamas handed over the body on Thursday was the last to return 33 people to Israel during the first phase of the ceasefire. Israel released about 600 Palestinian prisoners on Thursday. Released detainees, some of whom were sentenced to long sentences during the Gaza war, while others were never formally charged with guilty, gushing out of buses in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza to reunite with loved ones.

According to the Israeli government, 59 Israeli hostages remained in Gaza as of Thursday, with only 24 of them considered alive. Their fate depends on the future of the ceasefire agreement negotiated by the United States, Egypt and Qatar.

The plan is to see all remaining hostages return in the second phase of the deal in exchange for a permanent ceasefire, where Israel withdraws its troops from Gaza. But Netanyahu’s cabinet members were under great pressure to leave the truce and resume Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza, which has long been designated as a terrorist organization by the United States, Israel and the EU.

Netanyahu said that over the past year, the target of the Gaza war (Hamas on the Palestinian Territory’s Ministry of Health said the war had killed more than 48,000 people, most of them civilians – at least to destroy or at least disarm Hamas. This is an unachievable target for Israel’s devastating military attacks.

Israeli Prime Minister is under tremendous pressure, but the families of the hostages are keeping the ceasefire alive so that their loved ones can be brought home. President Trump has made it clear that he will support Israel, no matter what Netanyahu decides to do, but his special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff is expected to return to the region soon to push for the second phase.

“We’re going to be in phase 2 or phase 2, and I’m very focused on that, and I think that’s going to happen.” Say Sunday On CBS News, “Facing the Country with Margaret Brennan”.

Witkov said ensuring the release of the previous U.S. nationals was considered one of the surviving hostages, Edan AlexanderHe served with the IDF during the terrorist attack on October 7, and he was “for us and center”.

“I’ve been talking about his parents all the time. He’s critical. It’s one of President Trump’s most important goals is to get all Americans home and we believe we will be successful in coming home.”

Entering the second phase of the ceasefire agreement, and the terms of negotiations were held for this, for Gaza’s approximately 2 million Palestinian residents, the vast majority were forced to flee their homes during the 15-month war, many of whom fled their homes many times. Many people return to find their own cities and towns, and Mr. Trump’s advice is forced to leave the enclave – There may not be any right to return – Thus, it can become a new luxury real estate development, exacerbating anxiety across the region.

Critics condemned the idea as Mr. Trump suggests that displaced Palestinians should be accepted, with regional American allies Egypt and Jordan firmly rejecting the idea and hope to come up with other Arab countries. Alternative proposals for redeveloping Gaza.

Widow told Brennan that despite the extent of damage in Gaza and the risks posed by unexplored regulations, “it shows that no one can really live in a safe environment in a safe environment for at least 15 years…I’m not sure someone has a problem with people and people have people’s return. We had these discussions during this time. I just thought about our basic questions.

But it was clear that Mr. Trump’s envoy was “cannot allow return to the government” in Gaza, and he said the organization that operates Gaza has been around for nearly 20 years and “must go. They have to leave.”

He could not say where the remaining members of the group should be sent, or who or what should be brought in as the governing body on the territory.

“I think the devil is in the details, we’ve had a lot of discussions. Today I’m not free, today there are some specific discussions, but we have some ideas and that’s going to be part of the negotiations.”

Hamas said that after the first phase of exchange on Thursday, it was “prepared to” negotiate the terms of the second phase.

News of Israeli negotiators heading to Cairo, the looming first phase ended on Saturday, will provide hope for the families of the remaining 59 Israeli hostages – about 2 million Palestinians in Gaza and Palestinians throughout the Middle East – in the Middle East – continue diplomacy rather than continuing the war.