GAZA CITY: Almost a month after Israel resumed its aerial and ground assaults across Gaza to stress Hamas into releasing the remaining hostages within the territory, the Palestinian militant group says it had acquired a brand new ceasefire proposal from Israel.
A senior Hamas official advised AFP that the group would “most certainly” reply inside 48 hours.
The proposal was delivered to the group’s delegation in Cairo over the weekend by Egyptian officers, who’re mediating within the ceasefire talks.
WHAT’S THE PROPOSAL?
One other senior Hamas official advised AFP late on Monday (Apr 14) that Israel had proposed a 45-day ceasefire in trade for the discharge of 10 dwelling hostages.
In return, Israel would free 1,231 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails and permit humanitarian support into the Palestinian territory, which it has been totally blockading since Mar 2.
Throughout Hamas’s Oct 7, 2023, assault on Israel, which sparked the battle in Gaza, Palestinian militants kidnapped 251 hostages, 58 of whom are nonetheless held in Gaza, together with 34 the Israeli army says are useless.
A earlier ceasefire, initiated on Jan 19, resulted within the launch of 33 hostages in trade for about 1,800 Palestinian prisoners, earlier than it collapsed two months later.
The most recent proposal additionally stipulates that any hostage launch happen privately, in distinction to the earlier releases involving public ceremonies in Gaza that drew widespread criticism in Israel.
