Hamas offers handover of all hostages to Israel if next phase of ceasefire agreed

<p>Benjamin Netanyahu signals readiness for talks on second phase by appointing adviser Ron Dermer to lead delegation</p><p>Hamas has said it is ready to release all its remaining hostages in a single exchange if the ceasefire agreement with Israel moves forward to a second phase next month.</p><p>The offer came as the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, signalled his readiness to talk about a second phase of the Gaza ceasefire after an extended delay, by appointing one of his closest advisers, Ron Dermer, a US-born cabinet minister and former ambassador to Washington, to lead the Israeli delegation to the talks.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/19/hamas-hostages-israel-gaza-ceasefire-agreement-second-phase">Continue reading...</a>