“On the one hand is still negotiating with Hamas indirectly, but at the same time his main dream is to eradicate Hamas.”

The Israelis are hearing a ‘truce,’ a pause.”Ĭherkaoui added that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would also have to pull back from its stated mission of eradicating Hamas.

“Palestinians are talking about a full-fledged ceasefire. “One challenge is a ceasefire versus a truce,” Mohammed Cherkaoui, a professor of conflict resolution at George Mason University, told Al Jazeera. Israel’s war cabinet was due to discuss the proposal on Monday, even as its military continued pounding Gaza over the Christmas holiday, killing at least 100 Palestinians within 12 hours.Įxperts noted that the cabinet, which has been under intense pressure to bring home the remaining captives, is divided and may struggle to accept some of the deal’s terms. The plan appears to be preliminary, and there are already suggestions that it could struggle to gain traction with either side. Throughout the ceasefire, Egypt would also lead talks to reunite Palestinian factions Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, who would then jointly appoint a government of experts to run the West Bank and Gaza, ahead of future elections, reports The Times of Israel. In the final phase, the warring parties would engage in “a month of negotiations to discuss the release of all military personnel held by Hamas in exchange for a lot more prisoners and Israel pulling back to Gaza’s borders”, said Smith.Ĭlose to 8,000 Palestinians are held by Israel on security-related charges or convictions, according to Palestinian figures. In the first phase, Hamas would free all civilian captives in return for the release of Palestinian prisoners over a truce of 7-10 days.ĭuring the second stage, Hamas would release all female Israeli soldiers in return for more Palestinian prisoners, taking place during another weeklong truce. The proposal, developed with the Gulf state of Qatar, includes several rounds of captive and prisoner exchanges, reports Al Jazeera’s Bernard Smith from Tel Aviv. Keep reading list of 4 items list 1 of 4 Who was Saleh al-Arouri, the Hamas leader killed in Beirut? list 2 of 4 Escalation fears after Hamas deputy leader assassinated in Beirut, Lebanon list 3 of 4 Biden under pressure to act amid new fears of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in Gaza list 4 of 4 Hamas leader killed in Beirut explosion end of list

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