Hamas proposed a ceasefire plan that would see the end of fighting in Gaza for four-and-a-half months and lead to the end of the war, Reuters reported on Wednesday morning.
The report follows the terror group’s refusal on Tuesday night to the hostage deal sent to the terror group last week by Qatari and Egyptian mediators.
The Hamas counterproposal to the proposal outlines three phases of 45 days each, according to a draft document seen by Reuters.
Israeli hostages would be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. The first phase would see the release of all female hostages, males under 19, and the elderly and sick in exchange for the release of Palestinian female and minor prisoners.
The remaining male hostages would be released during the second phase in exchange for the release of 1,500 Palestinian prisoners, a third of whom are serving life sentences for the murder of Israelis.
Bodies of dead hostages would be released in the third phase, by the end of which an agreement would be reached for the end of the war.
IDF forces would completely withdraw from the Gaza Strip and the reconstruction of Gaza would begin.
In response to the report, Israeli officials say they cannot accept the demand for the end of the war. Senior security officials are deliberating whether to reject the proposal outright or to enter negotiations on its terms.
Following the report, Channel 12 revealed additional Hamas demands, including the halt of Jews’ ascent to Har HaBayis, thousands of temporary buildings in the Gaza Strip, the return of Gazans to the northern Gaza Strip, 500 trucks of aid per day, and the entry of fuel and electricity into the Strip.
(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)
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Take the deal before hamas changes its mind, & for Heaven sake:- GET THOSE HOSTAGES OUT NOW!!!!!!
Ok let’s keep eliminating them until they come begging for a deal I guess. They apparently are still not getting the message. And any prisoner released must of course be released with gps tracking implanted.
I agree with commentator 147.
Bibi wants to show toughness at the expense of the hostages. Pidyon Shevuyim takes precedence over waging war. Once all the hostages and bodies are released, there will be plenty of time for war. We can commit to end the war and still go back later. It’s not a life-long commitment.
GET THEM OUT NOW!!!!
Bibi has no regard for human life. But then why wld he?
Hes a perfect disciple of the founders of Zionism who didn’t hide their filthy motives. רק בדם.
Zionism slaughtered too many innocents after WW11 by sending them to fight to the frontlines. Zionism wiped off Yemenite generations.
These are just on the surface murdurous activities to give innocents a clue into Zionist history.
Zionism has 0 regard to humanity as long as they achieve their idealistic heretic goals.
WHATS NEW ABOUT ANYTHING?
A “Jewish State” takes precedence. Lives? Not a problem. Zionism will deal with it.
Zionism=Bloodshed.
I’m so amazed by people who hate Bibi so much. Let’s take the deal offered by Hamas the all powerful army of the palastinians, let’s let them go back and rebuild Gaza, and this time they don’t need tunnels, they can do whatever they want in the open. After that, they can just waltz into Israel, do worse things than the October 7 atrocities.
I hate Netanyahu and I hope and pray the hostages come back immediately, but I support Netanyahu not stopping this war because ceasing the fighting now will cause more deaths than the amount hostages who would be released because Hamas would rebuild their terrorist infrastructure quickly and become even more emboldened.
I don’t personally hate Netanyahoo. I do hate his evil acts and duplicity. I hate his lack of regard of citizen’s life. From cohercing unessary (and many times harmful) jabs on youth, to unnecessarily risking the lives of young soldiers, precious souls we will really need if the bigger war in the North takes place. I hate that he ingnored the Gaza warnings prior Shimini Atzeres and his lack of response on that day costing hundreds of lives .
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לא תשנא את אחיך בלבבך… אבל שנא את המעשים הרעים