No progress made on a possible prisoner swap deal between Hamas and the Zionist occupation, Israeli media reported on Wednesday.
An Israeli delegation has returned from Cairo without making progress on a deal with Hamas that would allow for the return of two Israelis civilians and the remains of two occupation soldiers being held in Gaza, Times of Israeli reported, citing the Kan Israeli broadcaster.
According to Kan public broadcaster, the head of Israeli delegation “has made it clear” that the Zionist entity and Hamas “will not reach any agreement on Gaza without the return of those being held there.”
Kan said the Hamas demands in Cairo in the context of a prisoner swap were “dramatic and unrealistic,” adding that the Israeli delegation “was still hopeful” that Egypt can exert enough pressure on Hamas to allow an agreement to be reached.
Hamas has so far insisted on separating prisoner negotiations from any discussions related to a potential long-term truce or the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, while the Zionist entity had linked the prisoner swap to any further negotiations.
Source: Agencies
