Hamas commits to releasing all the remaining Israeli hostages. The estimates are, what, around 20 still alive? Around 20 alive, plus returning the remains of about 28 others who've died. From the Israeli perspective, that's, well, it's immense. Huge. But then the other side of that coin, what does Israel give in return? Well, the numbers being reported are staggering. Israel will release a very large number of Palestinian prisoners, potentially close to 2,000. 2,000. Wow. And not just any prisoners. No. The sources indicate this includes high profile figures, people serving long sentences. So politically, that's that's a heavy lift. That ratio alone, maybe 100 Palestinian prisoners for every live hostage You can see how that would cause friction, even with the goal being hostage recovery.
