2024-03-25 05:11:48
Israeli media revealed that the settlement proposed by the American side to Israel and the Hamas movement stipulates the release of 700 Palestinian prisoners in the first phase of the possible agreement on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, at a time when French President Emmanuel Macron, the head of the Israeli war government, warned Benjamin Netanyahu from the invasion of Rafah.
Within the framework of the indirect negotiations taking place through mediators in Doha, Israeli Channel 13 reported that in light of the large gap between what Hamas is demanding and what Israel is offering within the framework of the negotiations, Washington proposed a settlement that stipulates the release of 700 Palestinian prisoners in the first phase of the exchange deal, Among them are 100 people with high convictions, in exchange for the release of about 40 Israeli detainees, including women, the sick, and the elderly.
The report pointed out that the framework of the agreement that had been reached during American-Israeli-Qatari-Egyptian talks held in the French capital, Paris, last February, stipulated a truce lasting for 6 weeks in a first phase that included the release of about 400 prisoners in exchange for 40. An Israeli detainee in Gaza (10 Palestinian prisoners for every Israeli prisoner).
The report indicated that the Hamas movement did not respond to the American “settlement” proposal, while Israeli media reported last night that Israel had expressed its approval of the American offer, noting that there are a number of controversial issues in the negotiations, including the return of the displaced to the north. The Gaza Strip, the identity of the prisoners who will be included in the exchange deal, the withdrawal of the occupation forces from the Gaza Strip, and Israel’s guarantees for an end to the war and a permanent ceasefire.
The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (“Kan 11”) stated that the alternative proposals presented by Israel and the United States during the Qatari discussions to resolve the issue of “hostage and prisoner exchange rates” include “releasing 7 prisoners sentenced to life for every female soldier that Hamas releases, while Hamas does not have the right to do so.” “Israel has the right to object to the names that Hamas will demand.”
If Hamas agrees to give Israel the “right to veto” the identity of the prisoners who will be included in the exchange, according to Kan 11, the percentage will increase to include “dozens of prisoners for every Israeli female soldier.” The channel quoted a senior official as saying: “If the deal goes through, dangerous killers will be released. It will be difficult for the public and for us to see them free, but this is the price.”
Macron warns Netanyahu
Deliberations are underway regarding Netanyahu’s threats to storm Rafah. The French President escalated his tone towards Israel, as he stressed, during a phone call with Netanyahu, today, Sunday, his “firm opposition” to an Israeli attack on Rafah, warning that “the forced transfer of residents constitutes a war crime.”
Macron reiterated his call for an “immediate and sustainable ceasefire in Gaza,” and also strongly condemned the recent Israeli announcements regarding settlements. Macron also informed the Israeli Prime Minister of his intention to submit a draft resolution to the UN Security Council calling for an “immediate and sustainable ceasefire,” and the French President stressed the need for Israel to open “without delay and without conditions all existing land crossings with the Gaza Strip,” according to what was reported. Agence France-Presse, Sunday evening.
Macron said, “The release of all hostages (Israelis held in the Gaza Strip) remains a major goal for him,” and he referred to citizens with dual citizenship (Israeli and French) who are being held by resistance factions in Gaza, and the French president called again for a permanent halt. To shoot in the sector.
Palestinian Foreign Ministry
In addition, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry said that Netanyahu seeks to “destroy” the Gaza Strip and empty it of residents, and is not considering any political initiative. The ministry added in a statement, “Targeting civilians and taking more of their lives reveals once again Netanyahu’s malicious and undeclared intentions that no political agreement can achieve.”
She pointed out that Netanyahu “is seeking to buy more time to commit more mass massacres, deepen the manifestations of genocide, and destroy the entire Gaza Strip” and push its residents to emigrate from it.
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