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 informed AFP that the group would “probably” 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 informed AFP late on Monday (Apr 14) that Israel had proposed a 45-day ceasefire in alternate for the discharge of 10 residing hostages.
In return, Israel would free 1,231 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails and permit humanitarian help into the Palestinian territory, which it has been absolutely 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 navy says are useless.
A earlier ceasefire, initiated on Jan 19, resulted within the launch of 33 hostages in alternate for about 1,800 Palestinian prisoners, earlier than it collapsed two months later.
The newest 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.
