Greater than 21,000 individuals have been killed in Gaza belt in Israeli bombardment to date.
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A Hamas delegation is due in Cairo Friday to offer its “observations” about an Egyptian plan for a ceasefire that will finish the battle in Gaza, a Hamas official mentioned.
The plan was put final week to officers of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, which can also be battling Israeli forces within the territory, when the chiefs of each actions visited the Egyptian capital.
Sources near Hamas say Cairo’s three-stage plan gives for renewable ceasefires, a staggered launch of hostages held by Hamas in trade for Palestinian prisoners in Israel, and in the end a ceasefire to finish the battle sparked by the lethal October 7 assault on Israel.
It additionally gives for a Palestinian authorities of technocrats after talks involving “all Palestinian factions”, which might be accountable for governing and rebuilding in post-war Gaza.
Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas in retaliation for the October 7 assault, which left about 1,140 individuals lifeless, principally civilians, in accordance with an AFP tally based mostly on Israeli figures.
Israel’s relentless aerial bombardment and floor invasion have killed at the very least 21,320 individuals, principally ladies and kids, in accordance with Hamas-run Gaza’s well being ministry.
The Hamas official, talking on situation of anonymity, informed AFP on Thursday in regards to the deliberate go to by the Qatar-based Hamas political workplace.
“A high-level delegation from the Hamas political workplace will go to Cairo tomorrow to fulfill Egyptian officers and provides the response of the Palestinian factions, together with a number of observations, to their plan,” the official mentioned.
The official mentioned these observations deal with “the modalities of the deliberate exchanges and the variety of Palestinian prisoners to be freed, in addition to acquiring ensures for an entire Israeli navy withdrawal from Gaza”.
Qatar, backed by Egypt and the US, final month helped dealer a primary week-long truce during which 80 Israeli hostages have been freed in trade for 240 Palestinian prisoners.
Diaa Rashwan, who heads Egypt’s State Info Providers, confirmed on Thursday that Cairo had put ahead “a framework supposed to carry collectively the views of all events involved, with the goal of ending the shedding of Palestinian blood, stopping the aggression in opposition to the Gaza Strip, and restoring regional peace and safety”.
“This proposal contains three successive and interconnected phases resulting in a ceasefire,” Rashwan’s assertion mentioned.
Rashwan mentioned Egypt had not but acquired a response to its initiative which might be made public “intimately” when Cairo had acquired suggestions from all involved.
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