A: Hey there! Did you catch the news today?
B: Not yet, what's up?
A: So, a Hamas official spoke to NHK! Osama Hamdan says they want to stick with that US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, but they don't have the tools to find and recover dead hostages as part of the deal.
B: Oh, that sounds tricky... When did this all start?
A: Well, it began a week ago when the ceasefire kicked off following Trump's peace plan. The plan says Hamas needs to release all 48 captives, both dead and alive. They've given back 20 survivors but only 10 bodies, which Israel's not happy about.
B: That must be frustrating for everyone involved! What did Osama say about the remaining bodies?
A: He said they know where most of them are, but many are buried under debris. Retrieving them requires heavy machinery, but they can't get that due to an Israeli blockade.
B: Wow, that really complicates things... What comes next in this peace plan?
A: Well, the second phase involves some tricky issues like Hamas disarmament and forming a temporary transitional committee of Palestinian technocrats to manage Gaza. Hamdan said they could set up such a committee soon with 15 people from Gaza working in fields like health and education.
B: So, when will we see if this second phase moves forward?
A: Well, they plan to discuss the second phase with mediating countries once they've handed over the remaining bodies of dead hostages.
B: Not yet, what's up?
A: So, a Hamas official spoke to NHK! Osama Hamdan says they want to stick with that US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, but they don't have the tools to find and recover dead hostages as part of the deal.
B: Oh, that sounds tricky... When did this all start?
A: Well, it began a week ago when the ceasefire kicked off following Trump's peace plan. The plan says Hamas needs to release all 48 captives, both dead and alive. They've given back 20 survivors but only 10 bodies, which Israel's not happy about.
B: That must be frustrating for everyone involved! What did Osama say about the remaining bodies?
A: He said they know where most of them are, but many are buried under debris. Retrieving them requires heavy machinery, but they can't get that due to an Israeli blockade.
B: Wow, that really complicates things... What comes next in this peace plan?
A: Well, the second phase involves some tricky issues like Hamas disarmament and forming a temporary transitional committee of Palestinian technocrats to manage Gaza. Hamdan said they could set up such a committee soon with 15 people from Gaza working in fields like health and education.
B: So, when will we see if this second phase moves forward?
A: Well, they plan to discuss the second phase with mediating countries once they've handed over the remaining bodies of dead hostages.
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Category ID: conversation_summary
URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20251018_04/#conversation
Date: Oct. 18, 2025
Notes: 2025-10-18
Created: 2025/10/19 13:10
Updated: 2025/12/07 23:57
Last Read: 2025/10/19 18:13