Hamas Proposes New Ceasefire , Which Netanyahu Calls 'Unrealistic'.
Al Jazeera reports that Hamas has
presented a new ceasefire plan to
bring an end to Israel's war on Gaza. .
The plan includes the release
of Israeli captives in exchange
for Palestinian prisoners. .
Sources told Al Jazeera that Hamas'
proposal would be a three-phased ceasefire,
with each proposed stage lasting 42 days.
The first stage would see Israeli forces withdraw from
al-Rashid and Salah-al-Din streets to allow for the passage
of aid and the return of displaced Palestinian people.
The first stage would see Israeli forces withdraw from
al-Rashid and Salah-al-Din streets to allow for the passage
of aid and the return of displaced Palestinian people.
The second phase of the plan involves
a permanent ceasefire in exchange
for the return of captured soldiers. .
The second phase of the plan involves
a permanent ceasefire in exchange
for the return of captured soldiers. .
The third stage of the plan includes the
beginning of a reconstruction process in Gaza
and the lifting of Israel's siege on the enclave.
On March 14, Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu said that Hamas' new
proposal is based on "unrealistic demands.".
On March 15, Israel's war cabinet is scheduled to meet with
the larger security cabinet to discuss the new proposal,
which has been submitted to international mediators.
On March 15, Israel's war cabinet is scheduled to meet with
the larger security cabinet to discuss the new proposal,
which has been submitted to international mediators.
The most important thing of dispute here
is that Hamas and the resistance movement
insists that people who were evicted by
force, by bombardment from their homes,
will be allowed to go back to the north and
Israel wants to discriminate [against them], Mustafa Barghouti, secretary-general of the
Palestinian National Initiative, via Al Jazeera.
The most important thing of dispute here
is that Hamas and the resistance movement
insists that people who were evicted by
force, by bombardment from their homes,
will be allowed to go back to the north and
Israel wants to discriminate [against them], Mustafa Barghouti, secretary-general of the
Palestinian National Initiative, via Al Jazeera.
The war was triggered by Hamas' attacks on southern Israel
which resulted in the deaths of 1,139 people, while Israel's
retaliatory assault has killed over 31,000 Palestinians.