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Israel denies negotiations for humanitarian prisoner swap: Reports
9 October 2023 13:18 BST
Israeli officials have told the Times of Israel that “there is no negotiation” over the release of prisoners after reports emerged that Qatar was working on mediating an exchange deal.
Earlier, a source told Reuters that Qatari mediators held urgent calls with Hamas to negotiate the release of Israeli women and children in exchange for the release of Palestinian women and children from Israeli prisons.
The source said Qatar had been working in tandem with the United States since Saturday night to make the deal happen.