What are the reported terms of the US ceasefire proposal?
A US plan for a ceasefire and captive exchange in Gaza, guaranteed by US President Donald Trump and mediators Egypt and Qatar, includes the following, Reuters reported:
- 60-day ceasefire and the release of 28 Israeli captives alive and dead in the first week, in exchange for the release of 1,236 Palestinian prisoners and the remains of 180 dead Palestinians.
- Sending humanitarian aid to Gaza – to be delivered by the UN, Red Crescent and other agencies – as soon as Hamas signs off on the ceasefire agreement.
- Israel to cease all military operations in Gaza as soon as the truce takes effect.
- Hamas to release the last 30 of the 58 remaining Israeli captives once a permanent ceasefire is in place.
- Israeli army to redeploy its troops in stages.
Israel said it had agreed to the US ceasefire proposal while Hamas told Reuters it was reviewing the plan and would respond either today or tomorrow.
I don't see any withdrawal of troops in there, so Israel gets to maintain occupation of 80% of the Gaza strip? Hamas won't sign off on that. Unless they mean getting out of Gaza in stages with redeploying troops. I doubt it, playing with language like Biden more likely.
‘Destroy, kill’ Hamas: Ben-Gvir to Netanyahu
Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir is urging Netanyahu to focus on defeating Hamas, instead of a ceasefire agreement.
“Mr Prime Minister, after Hamas rejected the deal proposal again, there is no longer any excuse, for anyone, to continue with this shuffling in Gaza,” the minister said in a post on X.
“We have already missed enough opportunities. It is time to go in with all our might, to destroy, kill and lose Hamas.”
Hamas says it is consulting with Palestinian groups in Gaza over Witkoff’s proposal
Hamas has released a statement saying it is consulting with other Palestinian groups and factions on the ground in Gaza over a temporary ceasefire proposal put forward by the Trump administration’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff.
The statement comes after an official from the Palestinian group earlier said the proposal its current form would only result in “the continuation of killing and famine” in Gaza.
