BREAKING NEWS

Report: Progress in Israeli-Hamas negotiations

Hamas is set to release four Israeli prisoners in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, London-based newspaper Al-Hayat reported Thursday morning.
German officials visited Gaza several times and discussed the planned deal with Hamas leaders, according to the newspaper.
The report was denied by Hamas official in Lebanon Osama Hamdan who claimed that "there is nothing new happening on the issue of exchanging prisoners with Israel," in an interview on Al Jazeera on Thursday. Hamdan blamed Israel for the long negotiation process.