Al-Hayat says J'lem proposes removal of economic embargo on Hamas.
jp.services1(photo credit: Jpost Staff)By JPOST STAFF, APIsrael has offered to remove the economic embargo on Hamas if kidnapped IDF soldier Cpl. Gilad Schalit is freed and Kassam rocket attacks stop, the London-based Arabic newspaper Al-Hayat reported on Sunday morning.
The message was reportedly conveyed to the Islamic group via Arab mediators.
A Hamas source in the Gaza Strip was pessimistic about the seriousness of the proposal, telling Al-Hayat that it was an Israeli attempt to "put out the feelers" on the now Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.