The deal would end the nearly eight-month-long war and bring their relatives home.
Palestinians sift through the rubble of their home in the wake of an Israeli air and ground offensive in Jebaliya, northern Gaza Strip
Mr Biden outlined a three-phase deal on Friday proposed by Israel to Hamas, saying the militant group is “no longer capable” of carrying out another large-scale attack on Israel. He urged the Israelis and Hamas to come to an agreement to release some 100 remaining hostages, along with the bodies of around 30 more, for an extended ceasefire.Yesterday, this proposal was transmitted by Qatar to Hamas.
“We want to see people coming back from Gaza alive and soon,” Gili Roman told The Associated Press. His sister, Yarden Roman-Gat, was taken hostage and freed during a week-long ceasefire in November, but Yarden’s sister-in-law, Carmel, is still being held. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised a “total victory” that would remove Hamas from power, dismantle its military structure and return the hostages, and on Saturday, the government said its conditions for ending the war had not changed. Putting a permanent ceasefire in place before the conditions are fulfilled is a “non-starter,” it said.
The first phase of the deal announced by Mr Biden would last for six weeks and include a “full and complete ceasefire,” a withdrawal of Israeli forces from all densely populated areas of Gaza and the release of a number of hostages, including women, the elderly and the wounded, in exchange for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.Israel has made their proposal. Hamas says it wants a ceasefire. This deal is an opportunity to prove they mean it.
Hamas said in a statement on Friday it viewed the proposal presented by Mr Biden “positively” and called on the Israelis to declare explicit commitment to an agreement that includes a permanent ceasefire, a complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza, a prisoner exchange and other conditions.
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