Hamas: German mediator seeking prisoner swap between militants and Israel enters Gaza

Hamas: Mediator in prisoner swap enters Gaza

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A Hamas official says the German mediator seeking to clinch a prisoner swap between the militant group and Israel has entered Gaza.

The official said Wednesday that the mediator was delivering Israel’s latest offer in a proposed deal to trade some 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for one Israeli soldier.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak to the media.

He said Gaza’s Hamas rulers will consider the offer and forward it to the group’s Syria-based leadership before the announcing a position.