Bloomberg: Israel Offers Hamas Leader Exit From Gaza in Exchange for Hostages

Israeli authorities have offered Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar safe passage out of the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of hostages and the movement’s relinquishment of control over the Palestinian enclave, Israel’s coordinator for abducted and missing persons Gal Hirsch told the agency. Bloomberg September 10th.

“I am ready to provide safe passage for Sinwar, his family and anyone who wants to join him. We want the hostages back. We want demilitarization and deradicalization.”“,” Hirsch said.

He added that he wants a “new system of governance” to emerge in Gaza.

Hirsch also stressed that Israel intends to facilitate the release of hostages within the framework of “any deal.” In parallel with the proposal put forward, he is working on “plans B, C and D.”

Recall that on September 1, it became known that the Israeli military discovered several bodies of hostages who were kidnapped by the Hamas movement on October 7, 2023.

It was later revealed that Russian Alexander Lobanov was among the dead hostages found in the Gaza Strip. The bodies of Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Gersh Goldberg-Polin, Almog Sarusi and Staff Sergeant Ori Danino were also found. It was also reported that bullet wounds were found on the bodies of the dead hostages.