As Hamas mulls U.S.-backed ceasefire proposals, here’s what’s at stake for Gaza and Israel
The tensions remained on Saturday, as Hamas looked A ceasefire proposal in the United States That can put an end to Fighting in GazaWhich went up after Israel launched a major military operation in the pocket earlier this month.
President Donald Trump Representatives at the Oval Office told the Casablanca office on Friday that the deal that would stop hostilities for 60 days, allowing the hostages to be released in stages, and paves the way for more humanitarian aid to flow to the devastating pocket, “very close.”
The White House confirmed on Thursday that Israel accepted the proposals, however Hamas responded coldly. Jihad Taha, a spokesman for the armed group, told Al -Jazeera late on Friday that the proposals lacked “any immediate commitment to stop the war,” a major request from Hamas. But he said that Hamas leaders were “seriously” discussing the proposals.
NBC News look at what is at stake:
What does the deal include?
Basem Naim, a senior Hamas official, shared a framework for agreement with NBC News, which calls for an immediate stop for 60 days in the fighting, during which Hamas will launch 33 Israeli prisoners In exchange for “a number of Palestinian prisoners”. On the other hand, Israel will “stop all military operations” in Gaza as soon as the armistice enters, and civilians will be allowed to return to their homes through the pocket.
Under the framework of the framework, the Israeli forces will withdraw in two phases – first from the populated areas, then from the urban centers – with the completion of the full withdrawal by the end of the ceasefire period.
During the armistice, she says: “Negotiations will continue to reach an agreement on the release of Israeli soldiers in exchange for a number of Palestinian prisoners.”
The agreement will also allow 600 trucks per day to carry Humanitarian aidIncluding fuel, cooking gas and medical supplies.
Among the other proposals that all border crossings between Gaza, Israel, Gaza and Egypt will also be reopened under international supervision, and patients and students will be allowed to travel abroad.
Will this end the war?
While Hamas has not yet rejected the agreement, the differences that came out of the previous ceasefire efforts remain.
I laid the latest basis proposals for temporary temporary suspension in the fighting, but no guarantee of a permanent party to the war.
Hamas indicated openness to the talks, but insists that any permanent deal must include a complete stop of fighting and complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
Meanwhile, Israel called for the disarmament of Hamas, the dismantling of the military and ruling infrastructure, and the return of all 58 hostages before agreeing to end the war. Hamas rejected these conditions.
Israel launched its attack in Gaza after October 7, 2023, Terrorist attacksAs about 1,200 people and about 250 hostages were killed, which represents a major escalation in decades -long conflict.
Since then, more than 54,000 people have been killed, including thousands of children, in Gaza, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in the pocket, which has been run by Hamas since 2007.
“The most beautiful place on Earth”
More than 4000 people have been killed on the tape since Israel shattered the ceasefire with Hamas in early March and imposed a siege that prevents food, fuel and medical supplies from entering Gaza. The army launched in the country A major new operation The name “Gideon”, which started earlier this month.
The latest proposals to end the fighting come as the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs called Gaza.The place of hunger on the ground,As the Israeli continues to allow only aid in the pocket after a siege for 11 weeks, food and medicine prevent the pocket.
“The aid that we have is ready to roll into a group of operational speakers,” OCha, a spokeswoman for OCHA, told Geneva on Friday. Accusing Israel of “drip feeding” foods in the area, and said that aid truck was surrounded by “desirable people who wanted to feed their families.”
He added: “I do not blame them for the aid that is already already, but it has not been distributed in the way we wanted.”
Is entering Gaza?
The United States and Israel support it Gaza Humanitarian Corporation Its operations began this week after Israel lifted the siege, though this cash One of the humanitarian groups that have warned that they undermined a long -term human framework in Gaza and the risk of bargaining the independence of the aid operations.
They also expressed great concern A plan developed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu To see the aid distributed in locations in southern Gaza, which effectively drinks the Palestinians there.
In an update, GHF said on Saturday that she distributed 30 trucks of food “providing about 1663200 meals.” He added that the distribution of meals on Saturday was Greater and five times more than yesterday. “
