The headquarters of the families of the abductees in protest in front of the Prime Minister's house in Caesarea/the headquarters of the families
An Egyptian official told the AP news agency today (Tuesday) that Hamas rejected Israel's proposal for a two-month truce during which the abductees in the Gaza Strip would be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
The organization still insists on a permanent ceasefire, before any more hostages are released.
In addition, the source said that the Hamas leadership in Gaza refuses the possibility of it going into exile and demands a complete withdrawal of Israel.
On the other hand, two senior Israeli officials said that the Qatari and Egyptian mediators did not convey a message to Israel according to which Hamas rejects the Israeli proposal to promote a deal for the release of the abductees.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his meeting with representatives of the families of the abductees, January 22, 2024/Official website, Prime Minister's Spokesperson
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Because Israel recently handed over to the Qatari and Egyptian mediators a "new framework" for the deal, which includes a willingness for a two-month truce in exchange for the return of all the abductees held by the organization in the Gaza Strip - according to two senior Israeli officials.
This is the most significant proposal that Israel has formulated since the beginning of the war in an attempt to bring about a breakthrough in the negotiations for the release of the abductees.
Although the Israeli proposal rejected Hamas's demand for an end to the war, it included a readiness for the longest ceasefire that Israel has agreed to so far.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in a discussion with the War Management Cabinet, Kariya, January 18, 2024/Government Press Office, Kobi Gideon
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More than 130 abductees are still being held in the Gaza Strip.
As for several dozen of them, it has already been determined that they were killed during the October 7 attack or in the months that have passed since then.
President Biden's senior advisor Brett McGurk arrived in Cairo yesterday to hold talks on the talks for their release.
From there he will continue to Qatar for further discussions on the issue.
Senior American officials have admitted that reaching a deal for the release of hostages is the only way to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
In the background of the new proposal, two senior Israeli officials said that the war cabinet approved about ten days ago a "framework" that includes the principles of what Israel is willing to carry out and what it is not willing to carry out as part of a deal to release hostages.
According to the Israeli proposal, the deal for the release of the abductees will include the release of all the living abductees and the return of all the bodies that are in the hands of Hamas in several stages.
Also, Israel and Hamas will agree in advance on a "key" of how many Palestinian prisoners will be released for each Israeli abductee in each of the categories.
After that, there will be a separate negotiation in each of the stages on the names of the Palestinian prisoners to be released.
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