Hamas' armed wing said it was ready to free 70 Israeli hostages in exchange for a five-day truce.
It said talks recently took place with Qatari mediators, who previously helped free four hostages.
Roughly 240 hostages were taken prisoner during Hamas' terrorist attack on Israel on October 7.
The armed wing of Hamas said on Monday it was ready to release 70 Israeli hostages, mainly women and children, in exchange for a five-day truce in Gaza.
Abu Ubaida, the spokesperson for al-Qassam Brigades, said in an audio recording posted on Telegram, and reported on by Reuters, that negotiations have taken place with Qatari mediators.

"Last week there was an effort from the Qatari brothers to release the enemy captives from women and children, in return for the release of 200 Palestinian children and 75 women detained by the enemy," Ubaida said, per Reuters.

The proposed truce, according to Ubaida, "should include a complete cease-fire and allow aid and humanitarian relief everywhere in the Gaza Strip," Reuters reported.

Roughly 240 hostages were taken prisoner during Hamas' terrorist attack in Israel on October 7, which killed some 1,400 people.

A representative for the militant group in Qatar did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

While Hamas released four hostages last month through Qatari mediation and the Israel Defense Forces freed another, no additional hostages have been released since Monday's announcement.

The IDF did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
In the audio recording, Ubaida also accused Israel of "procrastinating and evading" a deal, Reuters reported.

Previous reports said that Hamas had proposed exchanging 50 Israeli hostages for a five-day cease-fire in Gaza — an offer rejected by Israel.

The Guardian, which cited three sources familiar with those talks, said the deal involved the freeing of children, women, the elderly, and sick people in exchange for a pause in Israel's bombardment of Gaza, which Hamas said would enable it to gather the hostages.

But Israel demanded a much shorter timeframe for collecting the hostages, a task deemed to be insurmountable by Hamas, per The New York Times.

The latest cease-fire negotiation efforts come amid a rising death toll in Gaza, which the Strip's health ministry says now exceeds more than 11,000 people.

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I thought they have surrounded Hamas and taken over all their military and political bases. Smh

This is getting very interesting after more than a month of intense bombing and killing of thousands of defenceless babies, children and women of Palestine.

After everything that has happened?

Islam is the problem of Palestinians.

FreeStuffsNG:
I thought they have surrounded Hamas and taken over all their military and political bases. Smh

This is getting very interesting after more than a month of intense bombing and killing of thousands of defenceless babies, children and women of Palestine.

FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA, WHAT YOU WILL SEE IS ISRAEL

IDF should stylishly not agree. Hamas is wicked but they v seen who's more wicked. That's how to fight terrorists. Showing who's more brutal.
To all moslems, call out the bad eggs among you all and see people confirming that Islam is indeed religion of peace and not piss!

FreeStuffsNG:
I thought they have surrounded Hamas and taken over all their military and political bases. Smh

This is getting very interesting after more than a month of intense bombing and killing of thousands of defenceless babies, children and women of Palestine.

Evil boy, it's you that Isreal should target and nuke. Even on nairaland here, to nuke you dey hungry me.
The way you support evil people is bad for ya future. Me sef get free curses for you, shebi you dey do free stuff. Come make I knack you free otumokpo!
You defend evil of islámists by crying that Israel killed defenseless yen, yen, yen!
But you v no solution to herdsmen menace in Nigeria. Even Ilorin janjaweêds that were disturbing Isese traditional worshippers, you blinded ya eye to selective justice like that boy with small penis called Verydarkman.
FreeStuffsNG, you deserve free nuke on your manhood alone!
Kiwon ba tie je koma robo domo!

Lovemeharder:
After everything that has happened?

Nothing has happened sef. I want IDF to wound dem more. And wound that foólish Hezbollah sef. Hamas once lied that they v no hostage.

dem no dey teli person naaa

The heat is getting closer to the commanders who brainwash other foolish people to get 72 virgins after death but would rather use the virgins on earth …

Las las dem don dey feel the heat !!!

The only thing these troublesome Muhammedans understand is violence, fire for fire.

Hehehe.

Shameless terrorists. Israel no send them.

All their propaganda is failing one by one.

Their heart desire of getting fresh virgins must be granted by Israel.

I hope the whole world is taking notes of how to treat terrorists. They only understands violence and Israel is giving to them woto woto.

Israel have shown them shege which made them see through the anus.So they have decided to do the right thing.
Though Israel should adequately contain her bombing so it doesn't bring more civilian casualties.The number of women and children who have died from the Gaza bombing is more than enough.

FreeStuffsNG:
I thought they have surrounded Hamas and taken over all their military and political bases. Smh

This is getting very interesting after more than a month of intense bombing and killing of thousands of defenceless babies, children and women of Palestine.

Stop hiding in a faceless online platform to wail😎if it pains you take a flight to Gaza and fight against the IDF.
Mind you, in a war situation everything is fair
The Israeli PM in ample times had warn & instructed every Gazan civilian populace to evacuate down south, to avoid being caught in any eventual crossfire but they ignored the advice because Hamas leaders who are living in safe Qatar & UAE told them not to move.
Ogbeni stop crying, go fight for Hamas 😎

5 days to do what

To dig more hole 🕳️⛳ shey

FreeStuffsNG:
I thought they have surrounded Hamas and taken over all their military and political bases. Smh

This is getting very interesting after more than a month of intense bombing and killing of thousands of defenceless babies, children and women of Palestine.

The killing of Innocent Palestinians was collateral damage for the kidnap victims . If only the Palestinians will release the kidnapped Israelis all these will be over. Terrorism and its supporters are evil

Are they serious

FreeStuffsNG:
I thought they have surrounded Hamas and taken over all their military and political bases. Smh

This is getting very interesting after more than a month of intense bombing and killing of thousands of defenceless babies, children and women of Palestine.

you sound as if it was isreal that started the war, stop being a hypocrite please.

No negotiation.. wipe them out..!! No to terrorism

Una dey play

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