Leaders of the Islamic organization Hamas have proposed to Israel a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and negotiations for the release of hostages, including a four-and-a-half-month ceasefire and the release of hostages in three stages. I made it clear that I was doing it. The focus is on how Israel, which aims to destroy Hamas, will react.
In the Gaza Strip, attacks by the Israeli military continue, and on the 7th, health authorities in the district announced that the death toll so far had risen to 27,708.
It has been revealed that negotiations between Israel and Hamas, with Qatar and others acting as intermediaries, are progressing towards a cessation of fighting and the release of hostages, and that Hamas has responded to Israel's proposal.
On the 7th, a senior Hamas official told Middle Eastern satellite television station Al Jazeera that he was proposing a four-and-a-half month ceasefire, with the hostage release being divided into three stages of 45 days each. I made it clear.
Reuters and other news outlets have independently obtained the contents and are reporting that women and children will be released in the first stage.
In the second stage, the release will proceed further, and in the third stage, the bodies will be returned.
In addition, in order to move to the second phase, both sides are required to complete talks regarding an end to the fighting, and they are also requesting that Israeli forces withdraw from the Gaza Strip during this period.
Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with US Secretary of State Blinken in Jerusalem on the 7th and is believed to have discussed responses to Hamas's proposal.
Prime Minister Netanyahu, who has advocated a policy of annihilating Hamas, remains prepared to continue military operations, and there appears to be a wide gap between the two sides' positions, and the focus is on how Israel will respond to Hamas's proposal.