Lebanese newspaper Al Akhbar quotes senior figures in the organization claiming that Sinwar sent demands to Israel through Egyptian mediation • Transaction: release of prisoners for information

Are Israel and Hamas on the way to a prisoner deal? The Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar, close to the organization's leadership, quoted senior officials this morning as confirming that Hamas leader Gaza Yahya Sinwar has conveyed to Egyptian intelligence mediators the essentials of an exchange deal with Israel and that details of the initiative he had forwarded to Israel.

Yahya Sinwar comes to a demonstration on the Gaza border

According to the Lebanese newspaper, Sinwar suggests that Israel will initially release dozens of prisoners, mostly elderly, sick and underage, in exchange for information about the fate of the three Israeli civilians who crossed the Gaza Strip and are held by Hamas. According to the report in Lebanon, this is a preliminary deal as a trust-building step for a bargain that will include the restoration of the bodies of IDF Hadar Goldin and Oron Saul soldiers.

The Lebanese newspaper mentions the terms of the deal of 25 Palestinian prisoners released as part of the Shalit deal as the basis for the allegedly embroiled deal between Israel and Hamas mediated by Egyptian intelligence.

It should be noted that this is probably Hamas's attempt to exert pressure on Israel to obtain relief in the siege, to receive money, respirators and medical aids to deal with the spread of the Corona virus in the Gaza Strip. The organization knows that rocket fire will cause a sharp reaction from Israel that will exploit global attention to Corona to massively attack Gaza and possibly even target targeted killings.