Hostage Negotiations: Deal stalled over number of hostages to be released

Hostage Negotiations: Deal stalled over number of hostages to be released

An Egyptian channel reported that the disagreements primarily revolve around the number of living Israeli hostages and the deceased to be released in the first week of the deal.

The Lebanese MTV channel reported today (Wednesday) that accelerated negotiations are underway for a prisoner exchange between Hezbollah and Israel, mediated by Iraq. According to the report cited by Roy Keyes, the sources noted that the talks intensified in parallel with the possibility that researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov, who is being held by Iraqi Hezbollah, will be released. It was also reported that as part of the deal, fifteen Lebanese who w…