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Hamas responds to the proposed cease-fire plan in Gaza! Here's what they're looking for

2024-02-07 08:05:48Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Hamas responds to the proposed cease-fire plan in Gaza! Here's what
Hamas - Israel war

Hamas says it has given its response to a framework proposal for a new ceasefire in Gaza.

Details of the deal, negotiated by Israel, the US, Qatar and Egypt, have not been made public.

It was earlier reported to include a six-week ceasefire, when more Israeli hostages would be exchanged for Palestinian prisoners.

Israel and the US have both said they are considering Hamas' response.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is currently in the Middle East, said he would discuss Hamas' response with officials in Israel today.

While Mr Blinken has given no indication of how the US views the response, President Joe Biden described it as "a bit over the top", suggesting that the Israeli leadership will not easily agree to what the group is asking.

A senior Hamas official told the BBC that the group had presented a "positive vision" in response to the framework, but had asked for some changes regarding the reconstruction of Gaza, the return of its residents to their homes and provisions for those who had been displaced.

The official said Hamas had also requested changes regarding the treatment of the wounded, including their return home and transfer to hospitals abroad.

The proposal was sent to Hamas about a week ago, but a representative told the Reuters news agency that it had taken until Tuesday to respond because parts of it were "unclear".

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al Thani has described Hamas's response as "positive" overall.

The conflict in Gaza was sparked by an unprecedented cross-border attack by Hamas gunmen in southern Israel on October 7, in which around 1,300 people were killed and around 250 were taken hostage.

More than 27,500 people have been killed in Gaza since then, according to the health ministry in the Gaza Strip, which has been ruled by Hamas and blockaded by Israel and Egypt since 2007.

Hamas has been described as a terrorist organization in several countries.

During a week-long ceasefire in late November, 105 Israeli and foreign hostages were released in exchange for 240 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.

The timing of any new deal could be complicated by claims reported earlier this week by Israeli defense officials that the military is "making progress" in the search for Hamas leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinar.

However, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under intense domestic pressure to secure the release of the remaining hostages. The United States is increasingly trying to contain a widening regional escalation after last week's drone strike that killed three American soldiers in Jordan.

Washington retaliated with airstrikes against Iranian-backed militias in Syria and Iraq and is warning that more are to come.

A ceasefire agreement in Gaza is seen by the US as the most realistic way to reduce tensions further. On Tuesday, Israel confirmed that 31 of the 136 hostages remaining in Gaza had been killed.

Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, a spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), said their families had been informed and that authorities would continue to press for the return of the remaining captives.

"This is a moral obligation, a national obligation and an international obligation and this is our compass and this is how we will continue to act", Hagari said.


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