CAIRO: Hamas negotiators in Cairo have obtained a brand new proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, a Palestinian official mentioned on Monday (Aug 18), with the prime minister of key mediator Qatar additionally in Egypt to push for a truce.
Efforts by mediators Egypt and Qatar, together with the USA, have thus far did not safe a long-lasting ceasefire within the ongoing battle, which has, over greater than 22 months, created a dire humanitarian crisis within the Gaza Strip.
The Palestinian official, chatting with AFP on situation of anonymity, mentioned that the most recent proposal from mediators “is a framework settlement to launch negotiations on a everlasting ceasefire”, calling for an preliminary 60-day truce and hostage launch in two batches.
The official mentioned that “Hamas will maintain inside consultations amongst its management” and with leaders of different Palestinian factions to assessment the textual content.
A supply from Islamic Jihad, a Palestinian militant faction that has fought alongside Hamas in Gaza, informed AFP that the plan concerned a “ceasefire settlement lasting 60 days, throughout which 10 Israeli hostages could be launched alive, together with a lot of our bodies”.
Out of 251 hostages taken throughout Hamas’ October 2023 assault that triggered the battle, 49 are nonetheless held in Gaza, together with 27 that the Israeli navy says are useless.
