Israel-Hamas try to reach an agreement for a possible prisoner exchange which includes two Israeli soldiers who went missing in 2014 during the war
On April 1, Israel's Defence Minister Naftali Bennett told reporters that Tel Aviv was willing to provide humanitarian relief to Gaza in exchange for "recovery of the fallen" referring to Hadar Golden and Shaul Aaron, two Israeli soldiers whoThe backchannel talks have been ongoing ever since, although Israel has not officially confirmed them. Media reports however indicate the two sides are engaged in negotiations with Germany, Russia and Egypt involved as mediators.
In 2017, Israel's Ministry of Defence changed the status of the soldiers from dead to "lost and captive". Hamas' armed wing Izzeddin al Kassam Brigade announced that it had four Israeli soldiers in April 2016 and did not provide further information about the status of the soldiers. The second step is the release of Palestinian prisoners, who are held in Israel and sick, including children, elderly and women, in return for freeing Hadar Goldin and Shaul Aaron.
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