A piece of information attributed to NBC has spread on social media, stating: “Hamas releases ten hostages today without any negotiations.”
Kashif verified the claim and found it to be plagiarism. Kashif searched the website and accounts affiliated with NBC on social media platforms and did not find any mention of this information.
Kashif also searched Hamas‘s website and its channel on Telegram and did not find any mention of the movement releasing ten Israeli prisoners without negotiations. The last statement published by Hamas was the possibility of a ceasefire agreement if the Israeli occupation stops setting new conditions.
Kashif’s team also searched reliable Arab media outlets covering the aggression on the Gaza Strip and did not find any coverage of the circulated information.
Egypt has presented a new proposal regarding the truce agreement in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas for a period of 60 days, during which the Israeli army will partially withdraw from the Strip, and during which negotiations will take place to end the war, and Hamas’s demand for a complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, with the agreement to be completed by the time US President-elect Donald Trump takes office next year.
For its part, Hamas confirmed in a statement on Tuesday 17/12/2024 that reaching a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement is possible if the Israeli occupation stops setting new conditions, based on the serious and positive discussions taking place in Doha under the auspices of Qatari and Egyptian mediators.
Kashif had previously verified a claim attributed to NBC and published by the same account “American Events” about Hamas releasing 20 Israeli prisoners, and it turned out to be impersonal as well.
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