He Hamas terrorist group declared this Monday that it informed Qatar and Egypt that it accepts a proposal presented by these countries for a ceasefire in the Gaza Stripdevastated after seven months of war.
“Ismail Haniyehhead of the Hamas political bureau, spoke by telephone with the Qatari prime minister, Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al Thaniand with the Egyptian Minister of Intelligence, Abas Kameland informed them that Hamas approved his proposed ceasefire agreement” in Gaza, according to a statement published on the terrorist group’s website.
The truce proposal in the Gaza Strip accepted by Hamas includes three phases, with the goal of a permanent ceasefire, a senior official of the terrorist group told the network on Monday. Al Jazeera.
The plan contemplates three sentences, each lasting 42 days, and includes a complete Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, the return of the displaced and an exchange of hostages still held captive in the enclave for Palestinian prisoners detained in Israel, with the goal of a “permanent ceasefire,” Khalil al-Hayya declared to the Qatari network.
For his part, a senior Hamas official indicated to AFP that “the ball is in Israel’s court,” in reference to whether the Netanyahu Government accepted the ceasefire proposal.
“The ball is now in Israel’s court, which can choose “between accepting the ceasefire agreement or putting obstacles in its way.”“, declared this official, who asked not to reveal his identity.
A senior Israeli official told the AFP that Israel was examining the proposal: “We have received the proposal and are reviewing it. It is not the framework that we had agreed upon. “We examine it,” declared the senior official, under anonymity, without giving details about the document.
Shortly after the terrorist group’s announcement, an Israeli official claimed that the truce Hamas said it had agreed to was a “watered down” version of an Egyptian proposal that included “far-reaching” conclusions that Israel cannot accept.
”This appears to be a ruse aimed at making Israel look like the side refusing a deal.“the Israeli official told Reuterswho spoke on condition of anonymity.
This Monday, the Israeli Army ordered tens of thousands of Palestinians in the southern city of Rafah Gaza Stripthat they began to evacuate, which pointed to a imminent ground invasion.
The lieutenant colonel Nadav Shoshani, an army spokesman, said that about 100,000 people were under orders to move to Muwasi, a nearby area declared by Israel as a humanitarian zone. He indicated that Israel was preparing a “limited scope operation” and did not clarify whether it was the beginning of a broader invasion of the city. But last October, Israel did not officially announce the start of a ground invasion that continues until this Monday.
On this point, the spokesman for the UN secretary general warned this Monday that The “mass evacuation” of a part of the population of Rafah ordered by Israel is something “impossible” to carry out “safely”. In addition, he assured that the United Nations was not participating in “any involuntary evacuation.”
“The evacuation orders for eastern Rafah will only increase the suffering of civilians. They have been ordered to travel to Mawasi, which is already overcrowded and where there is no security or basic humanitarian services. “It is impossible to carry out a mass evacuation of this magnitude safely,” he declared. Stephane Dujarric to the press.
The announcement by Israel came the day after Hamas terrorists launched a rocket from the area that killed three soldiers.
Shoshani said Israel had published a map of the evacuation zone and that orders had been transmitted in pamphlets dropped from the sky, text messages and radio broadcasts.
Israel’s plan to invade Rafah has awakened global alarm because of the risk it poses to more than a million Palestinian civilians who take shelter there.
About 1.4 million Palestinians —more than half of the population of Loop— are overcrowded in the town and its surroundings. Most fled their homes in other parts of the territory. to escape the Israeli offensive and now face another painful move or the risk of facing the brunt of a new attack. “They live in crowded tent camps, shelters United Nations overcrowded and crowded apartments, and depend on international aid for food, with a badly damaged sanitation system and medical facilities.”
USAthe closest ally of Israelhas reiterated to Israel to not launch the invasion, stating that it has no credible plan to protect civilians.
(With information from AFP and Reuters)
