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More than six months after the start of the bloody war in Linkwhich already leaves more than 33 thousand dead in attacks Israelnegotiations to reach a new truce with the Islamic movement Hamas They did not materialize, despite the efforts of mediators Qatar, Egypt and the United States.
Also on Monday, the Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahuthreatened again with a land invasion in Rafaclose to the border with Egypt, something that its main ally, the United States, openly opposes.
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On Tuesday, Netanyahu He continued with the issue of war and maintained that “no force in the world” will stop Israeli troops from entering Rafahwhere around 1.5 million Palestinians take refuge, to eliminate the Hamas that they would be there.
Regarding the negotiations, according to the Israeli press, the two delegations of Israel and Hamas They arrived in Cairo on Sunday. They did so after the arrival on Saturday of the CIA director, William Burnsleading the American delegation.
The newspaper Haaretz reported that The United States presented the parties with a new draft proposal on Sunday night.
According to the American channel ABC News, the director of the CIA was in charge of presenting the new proposal for the release of hostages, Palestinian prisoners and a ceasefire.
The proposal to Burns included an initial release of 40 hostages in exchange for a six-week ceasefire. Officially, the CIA has not commented.
At this point, it should be noted that the President of the United States, Joe Bidenheld on Thursday what was described as a tense phone call with Netanyahu in which the president urged the prime minister to “empower his negotiators to conclude without delay an agreement to bring the hostages home.” Around 133 people are believed to remain in Hamas hands.
For its part, a Hamas source confirmed to the AFP agency that the first phase of the new proposal includes a six-week ceasefire. allow the exchange of hostages held by Hamas for Palestinian prisoners in Israel.
The Islamic movement said it “appreciated” the mediators’ efforts, but He accused Israel of not responding to any of his requests during negotiations, without providing further details.
“Despite this, the movement’s leaders are studying the proposal presented”, he indicated. Hamas is a statement.
As for what emerged, the agreement would also allow the entry of between 400 and 500 trucks of food aid per day.
The American newspaper The Wall Street Journal reported that the latest proposal mediated by the US envisages the return of 150,000 Palestinians to north of Gazaa significant increase compared to the 60,000 considered so far by Israel.
What is more, Israel requested that the first phase of the truce require the release of 40 hostages in the humanitarian category, that is, children, women and the elderly, but according to the local newspaper Walla News, Hamas had guaranteed that it did not have so many live hostages in captivity that met these characteristics. . ; which could be compensated by the release of male soldiers and hostages.
However, in the agreement there is no talk of the complete withdrawal of Israeli forcesa fundamental requirement Hamasin addition to the definitive ceasefire and the return of all inhabitants of northern Gaza.
On Monday, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said it would now be “up to Hamas” to reach a truce.
The AFP agency recalled that in previous rounds of talks, Hamas demanded a ceasefire, that Israel completely withdraw from the Gaza Strip and control humanitarian aid deliveries.
The only truce reached so far, in November last year, lasted a week and allowed the release of 78 hostages and in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
On the other hand, Families of American-Israeli hostages in Gaza met with the National Security Advisor in Washington on Monday of the United States, Jake Sullivan, to push for his immediate release, CNN reported.
According to the Hostage Families Forumat least eight Israeli-Americans were taken hostage by Hamas. Five of them are believed to still be alive in Gaza. Another, Itay Chen, 19, was confirmed dead by the Israel Defense Forces last month.
The families shared with Sullivan their concerns that their loved ones would not finally be released if negotiations continued to drag on, and told him that all hostages, “both the living and the dead,” should be sent home. immediately.
Source: Elcomercio
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