The first phase of this high fire ends on Saturday and the terms of the second stage have not yet been negotiated, in which the war should end and complete the liberation of the sixties of hostages that will continue in Gaza. “There is no other option to start negotiations for the second phase,” the Palestinian movement said in a statement, considering that Israel could not put “false excuses” to stop the process. In this initial period of six weeks, a total of 25 hostages and eight bodies returned to Israel. In return, the Hebrew State brought about 1,900 Palestinian prisoners from their prisons. The Office of the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, had pointed out shortly before the exchange that the delivery of the bodies would be made “according to Israeli demands”, that is, “without Hamas ceremonies.” On Saturday, his government had blocked the release of these 600 prisoners in protest of the “humiliating ceremonies” organized by Hamas in each exchange of hostages, also criticized by the UN and the Red Cross.
