Hamas presented to the mediators and also to the US its new proposal for a truce in the war in the Gaza Strip. This, according to Reuters, includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners in Israel, 100 of whom are serving life sentences. The Palestinian organization initially proposes to release women, children, the elderly and the sick it is holding hostage in exchange for 700 to 1,000 Palestinian prisoners. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded that Hamas' new proposal was based on “unrealistic demands.” Egypt and Qatar, as reported by the Athens News Agency, citing Reuters, are looking for common ground between Israel and Hamas in order to reach a truce in the six-month war that has caused a huge humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, with a quarter of the population is at risk of starvation. In February, Hamas received a draft proposal that emerged from discussions held in Paris to reach […]
Source: News Beast
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