Israel’s real intent was never to achieve a long-lasting ceasefire but rather to offer a small pause in attacks in return for hostages, experts say.
The main point of friction in the negotiation on the part of Israelis has been their insistence on a ground invasion of Rafah. Photo: Reuters
A day ago, the Israeli army issued immediate evacuation orders for Palestinians in the eastern neighbourhoods of Rafah, asking them to flee the town of al Mawasi in southern Gaza.In recent days, Egyptian and Hamas officials have said the ceasefire would take place in multiple stages during which Hamas would release hostages in exchange for Israeli troops’ pullback from Gaza.
Under the proposal, Israel was supposed to halt its war on Gaza for 40 days in the first phase while Hamas would exchange captives for Palestinian prisoners.
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