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Updated Wednesday, February 7, 2024-10:18

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The Islamist organization

Hamas

proposes a

three-phase truce agreement

that would include the

release of the hostages

kidnapped on October 7, as well as a complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from

Gaza

, according to a draft released at dawn.

The three phases would be 45 days each, and in the first,

the hostages "women and children (under 19, non-military), the elderly and the sick, would be released

in exchange for a specific number of Palestinian prisoners," details the text via Telegram that was delivered on Tuesday night to the Qatari and Egyptian mediators.

The office of Prime Minister of Israel,

Benjamin Netanyahu

, confirmed on Tuesday that it received Hamas's response to the truce framework proposal conveyed by Qatar, the main mediator in the conflict, and is evaluating it, while the president of the United States,

Joe Biden

stated that Hamas' counteroffer is "a little exaggerated", without giving details of its content.

In the first phase of the three proposals, Hamas

demands the withdrawal of the Israeli air forces from the populated areas of the Gaza Strip

, the entry of more humanitarian aid and the beginning of the reconstruction of hospitals and homes, along with the establishment of camps. temporary.

In turn, according to the text,

"indirect talks" would be established with Israel

to end the war and "return to complete peace", a requirement that until now Israel has always denied.

In a second phase,

all the kidnapped men would be released

in exchange for a yet-to-be-determined number of Palestinian prisoners, as well as a complete withdrawal of the Israeli Army from the Palestinian enclave.

In the third phase, according to the report, there would be the

exchange of the lifeless bodies of hostages

, at least 27, and other prisoners already deceased at the hands of both Israel and Hamas.

Last night, Hamas Islamists already announced that they had responded to the draft agreement "in a positive spirit", but details of the parameters under negotiation had not yet been revealed.