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The Israeli government has thus far rejected offers by Hamas for a prisoner exchange deal, and its senior ministers showed no sign of heeding the call of the hostages's relatives. Israel has in its jails more than 7,000 Palestinians.
The US has waived sanctions to allow the transfer of $6 billion in Iranian funds from South Korea to Qatar, which will monitor how Iran's clerical rulers will spend the funds to purchase humanitarian goods.
The Houthi decision is not part of an upcoming large-scale prisoner exchange, said a source at the International Committee of the Red Cross, which is helping implement the deal.
"However, the results of talks are still not positive, especially in light of the intransigence of the Israeli side in implementing the demands of the Hamas so far," the source noted.Â
The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas said on Sunday that there has been no progress in the prisoner swap deal with Israel.
The Palestinian National Prisoners' Movement has called on Hamas and other factions to ensure the release of Palestinian detainees in ongoing negotiations with Israel.
The Palestinian group said on Sunday that the families of the Israeli soldiers will not see their sons unless Israel implements a prisoner swap deal.
Contrary to US claims, Iran said on Sunday that a prisoner swap deal had been agreed with Washington.
The official IRNA news agency quoted Cabinet spokesperson Ali Rabiei as saying the swap negotiations are based on humanitarian interests.
Talks on a possible prisoner exchange between Yemen's warring parties concluded Sunday with no deal after a month of wrangling, the UN said.