CAIRO: Hamas determined to not reply or interact with Israel’s counter-proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, an official advised Reuters on Wednesday (Apr 2), affirming it’s dedicated to the mediators’ plan as a substitute.
Israel mentioned on Mar 29 that it conveyed to the mediators a counter-proposal in full coordination with the US, after Hamas agreed to a proposal it acquired from mediators Egypt and Qatar. A replica obtained by Reuters on Wednesday confirmed the mediators’ proposal was a part of the Jan 17 ceasefire settlement and would lengthen the ceasefire for 50 extra days.
The negotiations for a second ceasefire section ought to be over earlier than the 50-day interval ends, as per the copy.
The proposal included the discharge of New Jersey native Edan Alexander, a 21-year-old soldier within the Israeli military, on the primary day after the ceasefire is introduced.
Hamas would additionally launch 4 Israeli hostages, with one hostage launched each 10 days in trade for releasing 250 Palestinians held in Israeli jails and releasing 2,000 from those that had been detained after Hamas’s Oct 7 assault on Israel.
The proposal additionally entailed the cessation of Israeli army operations, opening the crossings to permit the entry of humanitarian help and re-opening the Netzarim Hall to permit the entry of vehicles from the south to the north and vice versa.
The Israeli army mentioned on Mar 19 that its forces re-extended their management to the centre of the Netzarim Hall, which bisects the Gaza Strip.
The primary section of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into pressure on Jan 19 after 15 months of warfare and concerned a halt to combating, the discharge of among the Israeli hostages held by Hamas, and the releasing of some Palestinian prisoners.
