Hamas has proposed a three-phase ceasefire of 135 days, the release of hostages and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza.

The Palestinian organization Hamas has proposed a three-phase, 135-day ceasefire agreement that would include the full withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza along with the release of kidnapped hostages on October 7, according to a draft released early in the morning.

The three phases will last 45 days each, and in the first, hostages “including women and children (under 19, non-military), the elderly and the sick will be released in exchange for a specific number of Palestinian prisoners,” the details read via Telegram. Text from which was given to mediators from Qatar and Egypt on Tuesday night.

The office of Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has confirmed that he has received Hamas’s response to the ceasefire framework proposal put forward by Qatar, the main mediator in the conflict, and is evaluating it, while the President of the United States, Joe Biden Confirmed that Hamas’s counter proposal is “slightly exaggerated”, without elaborating on its contents. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reached Israel and will analyze the possibility of a ceasefire with the Netanyahu government.

the three Stooges

In the first phase of three proposals, Hamas demands the withdrawal of Israeli air forces from populated areas of the Gaza Strip, the entry of more humanitarian aid, and the reconstruction of hospitals and homes, as well as the establishment of camps. , Temporary. In return, according to the text, “indirect negotiations” would be established with Israel to end the war and “return to complete peace”, a requirement that Israel has so far always refused.

In the second phase, all abducted people will be released in exchange for a yet-to-be-determined number of Palestinian prisoners, as well as the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Palestinian territories.

According to the information, in the third phase, the lifeless bodies of at least 27 hostages and other prisoners who have already died will be exchanged between Israel and Hamas.

This Tuesday night, Hamas had already announced that it responded in a “positive spirit” to the draft agreement, but details of the parameters under negotiation have not yet been revealed.

Israel launched its military offensive into Gaza just four months earlier, following Hamas attacks, killing 1,200 and taking 253 hostages by the militants. Gaza’s health ministry says at least 27,585 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli attack and thousands are feared buried under the debris.