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Published 27 Feb, 2024 02:36pm

Details of 40-day Gaza truce draft proposal being studied by Hamas

Hamas has received a draft proposal from Gaza truce talks in Paris for a pause in military operations and the exchange of Palestinian prisoners for Israeli hostages, a senior source close to the talks told Reuters.

Based on a statement provided to Reuters by the source, here are some of the points covered in the proposal:

  • Both parties stop their military operations completely
  • Aerial reconnaissance operations over Gaza will stop for eight hours a day
  • All Israeli hostages, including women, children under 19 years of age, the elderly aged 50 years and above, and the sick, must be released in exchange for a specific number of Palestinian prisoners
  • In exchange for the 40 hostages listed under the humanitarian category, approximately 400 Palestinian prisoners will be released, according to the ratio of 10 prisoners to one hostage
  • After commencing the first phase, Israel will reposition its forces away from densely populated areas in the Gaza Strip
  • Commitment to bring in 500 trucks per day of humanitarian aid
  • Commitment to providing 200,000 tents and 60,000 caravans
  • Allowing the rehabilitation of hospitals and bakeries in Gaza, including immediately allowing the entry of necessary equipment and providing shipments of fuel
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