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The United States has proposed untouched language to bridge the gap in discussions between Israel and Hamas for a ceasefire and hostage trade, a senior US leadership official said on Friday.
The final future three-phase Israeli proposal, defined by US President Joe Biden, sets conditions leading up to a permanent ceasefire and the eventual release of all additional hostages held by Hamas in exchange for Israel’s withdrawal. Army from Gaza.
However, expectations for further progress have been tempered in the future by Hamas responding to the Israeli proposal with additional amendments. Israel has also not publicly recognized the plan.
CNN contributor Barak Ravid first reported the inside track at Axios, revealing 3 unnamed properties with direct knowledge.
According to Ravid, the United States is pressuring Egypt and Qatar to pressure Hamas into accepting trade in language. A source quoted Ravid as saying that if Hamas accepted the untouched language, it would “allow the deal to be closed.”
Consistent with the resources cited by Ravid, the unedited language provided by the United States focuses on the period of the first section of the resolution where Israel and Hamas are expected to initiate additional negotiations aimed at mobilizing Israel. The second section, where a permanent ceasefire is implemented in Gaza.
The proposed US language is intended to bridge the flow of words caused by Hamas’s call for a second phase of talks on the number and identity of Palestinian prisoners freed from Israeli prisons as part of trade. According to Ravid, the sources said that Israel will have to be able to take up demilitarization of Gaza and other problems when the time comes.
CNN no longer approves the unedited proposal and has contacted Qatari and Egyptian officials.
The second section of the proposal has been a source of war of words during months of negotiations between Israel and Hamas. Hamas has called for a permanent end to the conflict and a complete withdrawal of Israeli forces, while Israeli politicians, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, vowed to continue fighting until Hamas is eliminated.
On Sunday, Netanyahu told Israel’s Channel 14 that he was able to reach a “partial agreement” with Hamas to return only some hostages from Gaza, comments it said were contrary to the proposal. Netanyahu said Israel would continue fighting in the enclave even after the ceasefire.
He reacted again a month later in another sharp reaction from the hostages’ families and several other Israeli politicians.
Hamas spokesman Osama Hamdan told a news conference in Beirut on Saturday that the latest proposal it received was dated June 24 and it fell short of meeting its demands for a permanent ceasefire and the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip.
“There have been no real changes in the talks so far to stop hostilities,” Hamdan said, adding that what is being reported from the US administration is pressure on (Hamas) to accept the Israeli proposal without any amendments. Is in reference to putting in.”
Any proposal that did not line up with Hamas’ core calls for a ceasefire and withdrawal was a “waste of time”, Hamdan said.
He cited Netanyahu’s comments in a Channel 14 interview, saying that Israel “will continue to refuse to accept a permanent ceasefire and will not accept a complete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip.”
Hamdan said he held Netanyahu and his government responsible for the stall, and described Israel’s position as “labyrinth and evasion” from the articles of guarantee. He also accused the United States leadership of “colluding” in holding Hamas responsible for blocking the guarantee, saying that the crowd had come to support Biden’s pronouncement and the UN Security Council resolution on the table in late May. Welcomed the reply.
An Israeli government official said Saturday that Israel remained committed to the wording of the resolution that Biden welcomed and that there was no change in its position.
“Up to this moment, Hamas has not responded to this proposal,” Wahid said.
Meanwhile, fighting continued in an area of Gaza City, according to Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and local officials, months after Israel said it had destroyed Hamas in the north.
“Troops are continuing operational activity against terrorist targets in the Shejaiya area, fighting simultaneously above and below ground,” the IDF said, adding that Israeli Breeze Power targeted “terrorist targets as part of its operations locally.” and attacked armed terrorist cells”, which began on Thursday.
Gaza civil protection officials said they had received numerous requests for assistance from the injured population trapped in the fighting in Shujaiya.
The Palestinian Ministry of Situation in Gaza said, “Many victims are still under the debris and in the streets, and ambulances and civil protection teams cannot reach them.”
The total number of Palestinians killed in Gaza since October 7 now stands at 37,834, while the number of casualties has risen to 86,858.
