According to the Palestinian source that requested anonymity, the new proposal of the Egyptian and Cataris mediators ‘is a plan to start negotiations on a permanent ceasefire’
Negotiators of received at Cairo a new proposal of ceasefire in which provides for an initial 60-day truce and the release of hostages in two stages, a Palestinian leader said on Monday. “The Hamas delegation, led by Khalil Al Haya in Cairo, received a new proposal from the Egyptian mediators and Cataris for a ceasefire,” based on the proposal of the American special Steve Witkoff, said to AFP the Palestinian source that requested anonymity.
“The proposal is a plan to start negotiations on a permanent ceasefire,” he added. The leader stated that the Palestinian terrorist group “will make internal consultations between their leadership” and with leaders of other allied factions to review the mediators’ proposal. Last week, Hamas announced that a high level delegation was in the capital of Egypt to talk to high-ranking local government officials about efforts to reach a ceasefire in Gaza, which has been at war with Israel for over 22 months.
Egypt participates, next to Qatar and of mediation between Israel and Hamas, which has not recorded significant advances since the brief truce of the beginning of the year. “At the moment, there are Palestinian and Cataris delegations present in Egyptian territory working to intensify efforts to end systematic murders and hunger,” Egyptian Chancellor Badr Ablatty said on Monday during a visit to Rafah’s passage at the Gaza border.
He also reported the presence of the Prime Minister of Qatar, with the objective of “exerting maximum pressure on the parts” to achieve an agreement. Last week, Abdelathty pointed out that his country was collaborating with Qatar and the United States to negotiate a 60 -day truce, “with the release of some hostages and some Palestinian detainees, as well as a flow of humanitarian and medical help to Gaza without restrictions.” The more than two weeks of previous negotiations in the capital of Qatar, Doha, ended last month without advances.
*With information from AFP
