Hopes for a truce between Hamas and Israel in Gaza are revived in full negotiations

A delegation of Hamas should meet this Monday at Cairo with representatives of Egypt It is Qatar to address a truce proposal that includes the release of hostages held captive in Gaza stripwhere Israeli bombing continues.

The head of American diplomacy, Anthony Blinkenin Saudi Arabiaon the first stage of a new tour that will also take him to Israel It is Jordanassured that he felt “optimistic“so that the Islamic movement accepts the Israeli proposal”extraordinarily generous”.

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A meeting is planned in the Egyptian capital in between Egypt and Qatar –two mediating countries together with U.S— It is Hamasto give an answer truce negotiated in between Israel It is Egypt.

The British Foreign Secretary, David Cameronhe stated from the World Economic Forum in Riyadh that the plan proposed Hamas included a 40-day ceasefire, as well as “the potential liberation of thousands of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the release of the hostages.”

“It is absolutely necessary that any ceasefire is permanent and not temporary,” declared in turn the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia, Faycal bin Farhan.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, Samed Shoukrysaid that the proposal took into account “the positions of both parties”.

Although it does not yet exist “final decision”, Shoukry He looked hopeful and said he hoped “May everyone rise to the occasion.”

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“permanent ceasefire”

Zaher Jabareenmember of the political wing of Hamas and part of the negotiating team told AFP that it was still “it is too early to talk about a positive atmosphere in he speaks”.

“The movement received the Israeli response and is in the consultation phase to respond,” he insisted, reiterating the demands of a stop the fireor permanent in Palestinian territory, a measure that Israel always rejected.

So far, everyone he speaks that were held were unable to reach an agreement that included a trucethe release of hostages Israelis and more humanitarian aid in Link.

As part of diplomatic efforts to end the war, Anthony Blinkenparticipate this monday Riyadh at a meeting of World Economic Forum about the conflict.

“Hamas has before it an extraordinarily, extraordinarily generous proposal for Israel“, he said. “They have to make a decision, and they have to make it quickly (…) I hope they make the right decision,” he said of the leaders of the Islamic movement.

The president of Palestinian authority, Mahmoud Abbaspresent at the meeting, asked Washington on Sunday to avoid Israel launch an offensive against Rafah. “U.S is the only country capable of preventing Israel to commit a crime” he declared.

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“To commit a crime”

The international community and humanitarian organizations fear a bloodbath if Israel launches the offensive against Rafain the extreme south of the territory, where they are piled up 1.5 million displaced people, and against which Israel wants to launch a ground offensive.

“We live in hell“, said Hanan Saber, a 41-year-old Palestinian who arrived in that city displaced.

The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahuargues that an offensive against Rafa it needs to end Hamas that in agreement Israelmaintains four battalions in this city.

An AFP correspondent on the Strip Linkwitnesses in the enclave and Civil Protection stated that several houses were bombed on Monday in the center of the territory and in Rafa.

At least 22 people died in this town close to the closed border of Egyptmain entry point for humanitarian aid in the small territory, besieged by Israel and got serious humanitarian crisis.

Heartbroken relatives crowded around the dead in the Al-Najjar Hospital of the city.

“We demand that the whole world ask for a truce durable. Enough,” said a graying relative who gave only his first name, Abu Taha.

War broke out on October 7, with the unprecedented attack by commandos of Hamas in the south of Israel, in which 1,170 people died, mainly civilians, according to a count based on official data. The Islamists kidnapped around 250 people and 129 are still detained in Linkof which around 34 died, according to Israeli authorities.

In retaliation, Israel promised to “annihilate” Hamasin power in Link since 2007, and launched a military campaign against the territory that has so far left 34,488 people dead, most of them civilians, according to the Islamic government’s Ministry of Health.

Source: Elcomercio

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