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Gaza War: Hamas awaiting Israel response to ceasefire proposal

Fiveย daysย afterย acceptingย aย crucialย componentย ofย anย Americanย planย toย endย theย nine-month-oldย conflictย inย Gaza,ย Hamasย isย awaitingย anย answerย fromย Israelย overย itsย proposalย forย aย ceasefire,ย accordingย toย twoย officialsย fromย theย Palestinianย organizationย onย Sunday.

U.S.ย Presidentย Joeย Bidenย presentedย theย three-phaseย proposalย forย theย Palestinianย enclaveย atย theย endย ofย May.ย Qatarย andย Egyptย areย servingย asย intermediariesย inย thisย arrangement. Approximatelyย 120ย Israeliย captivesย areย beingย heldย byย Hamas;ย itsย goalย isย toย putย anย endย toย theย war.

Benjaminย Netanyahu,ย theย primeย ministerย ofย Israel,ย statedย thatย talksย willย resumeย onย thisย weekย butย didย notย provideย aย specificย date. Ehabย Al-Ghussein,ย theย deputyย ministerย ofย laborย nominatedย byย Hamas,ย andย threeย otherย individualsย wereย killedย byย anย Israeliย airย attackย laterย inย theย dayย inย aย church-runย schoolย inย westernย Gazaย Cityย thatย wasย providingย shelterย toย Muslimย andย Christianย families,ย accordingย toย informationย releasedย byย theย Civilย Emergencyย Serviceย andย Hamasย media.

Theย Israeliย armyย declaredย thatย itย wouldย investigateย theย information. Anย Israeliย strikeย inย Mayย hadย alreadyย claimedย theย livesย ofย Ghussein’sย wifeย andย children.

Theย mainย conditionย madeย byย Hamas,ย theย groupย inย chargeย ofย Gaza,ย wasย thatย Israelย promiseย toย signย aย dealย onlyย ifย itย agreedย toย aย long-termย truce.

Aย Palestinianย officialย involvedย inย peaceย negotiations told the media that ifย Israelย acceptsย theย plan,ย itย mightย resultย inย aย frameworkย agreementย thatย wouldย putย anย endย toย theย conflict. Accordingย toย aย personย withย knowledgeย ofย theย situation,ย U.S.ย Centralย Intelligenceย Agencyย Directorย Williamย Burnsย willย visitย Qatarย thisย weekย forย talks.

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Nineย monthsย ago,ย onย Octoberย 7,ย Hamas-ledย fightersย launchedย theย greatestย offensiveย inย Israel’sย historyย againstย southernย Israelย fromย Gaza,ย killingย 1,200ย peopleย andย seizingย someย 250ย hostages.ย Thisย strikeย setย offย theย conflict. Gazaย healthย officialsย reportย thatย Israel’sย militaryย assaultย hasย killedย overย 38,000ย Palestinians,ย andย theย coastalย enclaveย hasย mostlyย collapsedย intoย rubble.

Inย aย postย onย X,ย theย U.N.ย agencyย forย Palestinians,ย UNRWA,ย describedย theย situationย asย beingย moreย andย moreย terrible,ย writingย thatย “familiesย continueย toย faceย forcedย displacement,ย massiveย destruction,ย andย constantย fear.”

“Diseases areย increasing,ย thereย isย aย shortageย ofย necessities,ย andย theย heatย isย oppressive.”

 

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