The Islamist group Hamas accepted a proposal of High fire for 60 days In the Gaza Strip, driven by Egypt and Qatarwhich also contemplates an exchange of prisoners. The decision comes after 22 months of war and more than 62 thousand dead, while Israel You must still respond to the initiative.
In a statement cited by the Palestinian newspaper FILASTÍNHamas confirmed that he approved Egypt’s proposal and Qatar: “Hamas and the Palestinian factions announce their approval of the proposal presented yesterday by the Egyptian and Qatari mediators”
For his part, the spokesman for the Government of Cairo, Day rashwanwarned that now “The ball is on Israel’s side”He also stressed that USA He had a relevant role, since the scheme of the agreement was based on his position.
As stated EFEan Egyptian source explained that Hamas agreed to “freeze the activities of the military wing of resistance, but not disarm it”
The response of the Islamist group coincided with massive marches in Tel Avivwhere hundreds of thousands of citizens claimed The end of war and the Liberation of Hostages retained by Hamas. The pressure on the prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu It grows amid the UN warnings about the risk of “generalized hunger”That affects more than two million Palestinians in Gaza.
In the call, protesters exhibited banners and photographs of the captives. The agency AFP He cited Shahar Mor Zahirorelative of a deceased hostage, who launched a hard message to Netanyahu: “We will end with a direct message to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: if you invade parts of Gaza and the hostages are killed, we will chase you in the places of the peoples, in the electoral mythins, all the time and everywhere”
The Palestinian authority announced the reactivation of a temporary committee to administer Gaza
The Palestinian authority announced that a “Temporary Committee” in charge of administering the internal affairs of the Gaza Strip, within the framework of a “Palestinian reference government”. The Prime Minister Mohamed Mustafa He affirmed that the measure seeks to strengthen the management of basic services and consolidate the unity of the Palestinian institutions in the region.
During his visit to the Egyptian side of the Rafá Corridor, Mustafa, accompanied by Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty, explained that “we will soon announce The creation of a committee to manage the affairs of the Gaza Strip “. The official clarified that the committee “It is not a new political entity”but it represents a “reactivation” of the Palestinian institutions, reaffirming that Gaza is “integral part of the state of Palestine”.
The prime minister stressed that the measure responds to the commitment of the Palestinian authority to provide basic services to the population, which in the last two years suffered. “This war must end, and the continuous daily suffering of people in search of food, water and medicines and constant displacement They are a shame for the world and humanity “Mustafa declared.
Source: Ambito
