Hamas ready to free all hostages at once for end to war - Palestinian official | 3 April 2025 | Hamas is prepared to release all of the remaining hostages at once in exchange for a permanent ceasefire, a senior Palestinian official familiar with the ongoing truce talks told The Times of Israel on Wednesday. Amid Israel's longstanding rejection of this type of trade, Hamas is still prepared to release a number of hostages as part of a renewed temporary ceasefire. However, Hamas wants guarantees from the mediators that Israel will agree to subsequently enter negotiations on ending the war, said the Palestinian official, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has to date refused to do... While Hamas for months refused to accept proposals to extend phase one of the deal, the senior Palestinian official told The Times of Israel that the militant group recently submitted such a proposal.