Israel agreed on Friday, ten months into the war, to resume indirect talks on August 15 on a truce and on the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, in response to a appeal of the three mediating countries, United States, Egypt and Taste.
In its statement, Hamas “asks mediators to present a roadmap to implement what was proposed to it” in May and that the Islamist movement “accepted on July 2, 2024.” That plan, the text continues, is “based on Biden’s vision and UN Security Council resolutions.”
Joe Biden’s plan for a Hamas-Israel truce in Gaza
The American President’s plan Joe Biden, which at the time was attributed to Israel, consists of three phases, with a view to “a lasting ceasefire and the release of all hostages.”
The ceasefire, according to Biden’s plan, It would last six weeks in principle.. During that time, Israeli forces would withdraw from populated areas of Gaza.
In the second phase of the plan, They would return all the remaining hostages aliveincluding those soldiers who are being held. In parallel, humanitarian aid would be increased. The third phase would focus on a Gaza reconstruction project.
In May, when the plan was presented, Biden was very optimistic and assured that the announced proposal is an agreement “that bring all the hostages home, guarantees Israel’s securitycreates A better life in Gaza without Hamas in power and sets the stage for a political agreement that provides a better future for Israelis and Palestinians alike.” However, there has been no progress since then.
Hamas, in power in the Gaza Strip since 2007, says mediators They must “force the occupier [israelí] to apply [ese plan]instead of conducting further negotiations or presenting new proposals that would serve as cover for the aggression of the ‘occupation’.”
Gaza: Israeli attack leaves 93 dead in school
The Islamist movement cites the Israeli bombing who on Saturday killed, according to the Gaza Civil Defense, 93 Palestiniansincluding women and children, in a school that housed displaced people, causing a wave of international protests.
He The Israeli army said the facility served as a base for Hamas. and the Islamic Jihad (another Palestinian armed movement) to “carry out attacks” against its soldiers and claimed that in that operation it killed “at least 19 terrorists.”
Gaza City school bombings among deadliest since the armed conflict began after the Hamas attack on Israeli soil on October 7 that left thousands of victims. more than ten months of warthe military offensive of Israel killed more than 39,600 Palestinians and left more than 91,700 injured, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health.
Source: Ambito
