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Israel raises new ceasefire proposal that includes permanent ceasefire in Gaza,

Israel has presented a new proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip to the mediation teams of Egypt, Qatar and the United States ahead of the start of a new round of talks in Doha on Sunday, sources close to the talks have said. Efe conversation. The plan, which has yet to be discussed and presented to the Islamist group Hamas, includes three phases and a possible permanent end to Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip.

The first phase provides for a temporary ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Rafah crossing, which connects Gaza to Egypt, as well as the release of all surviving hostages held by Hamas in exchange for the release of a group of jailed Palestinians and Jews. Of the state.

The second, contemplates the withdrawal of troops from the Netzarim Axis, the corridor that divides the Strip from north to south, and the exchange of the bodies of “most” of the dead hostages for the bodies of Hamas fighters. Furthermore, Israel requests that the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) control the Rafah crossing under the supervision of “Arab and international forces”.

In the final phase, Israel would commit to withdrawing its forces from the Philadelphia corridor (the border between Gaza and Egypt) and north of the Strip, provided that an Arab and PA coalition monitor that area of ​​the Palestinian enclave.