 "Mediators propose 5-7-year truce in new Gaza ceasefire plan: Report")
Egyptian and Qatari mediators have proposed a new Gaza ceasefire deal involving a five—to seven-year-long truce, days after Hamas said it will release all the remaining Israeli hostages .
A senior Palestinian official told the BBC that mediators have chalked out new terms of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas after a deadlock of over two months.
A temporary truce deal that went into effect in January and ended in March saw the release of many hostages and halted fighting in Gaza for some time. But, as soon as the ceasefire deal expired, Israel wasted no time in resuming aerial and ground offensives in Gaza.
What do the new terms include?
The new terms of the Gaza ceasefire proposed by Egyptian and Qatari mediators include a truce that would last for five to seven years, a hostage-prisoner swap between Israel and Hamas, and a formal end to the war with Israel withdrawing completely from Gaza.
A Palestinian official involved in the negotiations told the BBC that Hamas has expressed willingness to relinquish control of Gaza, stating it is ready to transfer governance to “any Palestinian entity agreed upon at the national and regional level.” According to the official, this could involve the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority (PA) or a newly established administrative body.
7 die in Israeli strikes
Gaza’s civil defence agency said Tuesday that seven people were killed in fresh Israeli air strikes across the Hamas-run territory.
“The occupation launched violent air strikes on Gaza City and the towns of Beit Lahia, Beit Hanoun, and Khan Yunis, killing seven civilians,” civil defence spokesman Mahmoud Bassal told AFP.
Four people were killed in the Al-Rimal area near Gaza City, two in Al-Sabra west of Gaza City and one in Khan Yunis.
“The occupation also destroyed more than 10 homes east of Gaza City and in Rafah,” he added.
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