High Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prompt the hostage-ceasefire deal delegation to depart for Cairo to have interaction in talks in regards to the continuation of the ceasefire on Thursday.The delegation will likely be led by way of Coordinator for the Hostages and the Lacking Individuals, Brig.-Gen. (Res.) Gal Hirsch, in addition to “M,” an nameless officer from the Shin Wager. M is the previous deputy of Shin Wager leader Ronen Bar, who’s reportedly now not a part of the hostage deal negotiating group.In a Thursday assembly with Czech Overseas Minister Jan Lipavský in Jerusalem, Overseas Minister Gideon Sa’ar mentioned, “Our delegation will go away for Cairo to evaluate whether or not there’s commonplace floor for extending the framework in trade for the go back of extra hostages.” Israeli officers advised the Jerusalem Publish that Israel desires and is prepared to proceed segment one of the most deal. This is able to imply that 3 hostages would proceed to be launched every week in go back for humanitarian assist and the discharge of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.Hamas has additionally just lately mentioned that the one method the remainder hostages will likely be freed is thru a dedication to a ceasefire deal. Tal Shoham and Aver Mengistu on a Hamas propaganda level in Rafah throughout the hostage unlock, February 22, 2025. (credit score: SCREENSHOT/X)Maariv reported that the objective is to have the arrange the following hostage unlock as early as Saturday.The verdict to ship the negotiating group to Cairo was once made throughout a phone safety session led by way of the High Minister and attended by way of Ministers Israel Katz, Ron Dermer, Gideon Sa’ar and Bezalel Smotrich, and Shas Chairman Aryeh Deri, Maariv added. Katz statementsEarlier on Thursday, Protection Minister Katz mentioned “Israel is ready to increase the ceasefire to carry again extra hostages—they all. Top-of-the-line method to succeed in this objective is an actual and credible army danger—and that’s the technique.”On the other hand, he additionally mentioned that “Section one has ended; now we have introduced again 25 hostages alive, together with the feminine squaddies. This was once no longer at the entire case in one of the vital previous phases of the negotiations, the place the dialogue was once about 10 or 12 hostages. We additionally introduced again 8 who’re now not alive.”
