*Officials in Tel Aviv say a main condition of the proposal is to continue the war until Israel 'reaches all of its goals' inside Gaza* by The Cradle News Desk, May 31, 2024 https://thecradle.co/articles/us-president-unveils-israeli-proposal-for-lasting-gaza-ceasefire
US President Joe Biden announced on 31 May that Israel has “offered” a permanent ceasefire proposal that would see the complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza and the reconstruction of the strip. “Israel has now offered a comprehensive new proposal. It’s a roadmap to an enduring ceasefire and the release of all hostages. This proposal has been transmitted by Qatar to Hamas,” Biden said during a news conference at the White House on Friday afternoon. He also urged Israeli leaders "to stand behind this deal, despite whatever pressure comes.” “This new proposal has three phases: The first phase would last for six weeks. It would include a full and complete ceasefire, withdrawal of Israeli forces from all populated areas of Gaza, the release of a number of hostages including women, the elderly, the wounded in exchange for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners,” Biden detailed. The US president says this proposal would allow “Palestinian civilians [to] return to their homes and neighborhoods in all areas of Gaza, including in the north; and humanitarian assistance would surge with 600 trucks carrying aid into Gaza every single day.” The proposal calls for negotiations to continue between Israeli and Palestinian officials during the initial six-week truce before starting phase two, which Biden described as “a permanent end to hostilities.” . . . The Israeli proposal presented by Biden bears a marked resemblance to a lasting ceasefire proposal drafted under the auspices of Doha, Cairo, and Washington that Hamas leaders accepted in early May. This immediately prompted Israel to launch its bloody Rafah campaign and block the entry of humanitarian aid to the strip. Biden's announcement comes as global outrage grows against both Israel and the US over the mass murder of Palestinians in Gaza. It also follows an order from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for Israel to stop the blitz of Rafah and a move by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to apply for arrest warrants against top Israeli authorities. # # # Hamas 'views positively' ceasefire proposal laid out by Biden by Al Mayadeen English, June 1, 2024 https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/hamas--views-positively--ceasefire-proposal-laid-out-by-bide Hamas "views positively" the contents of US President Joe Biden's speech earlier on Friday regarding "a permanent ceasefire, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, reconstruction and the exchange of prisoners," the Palestinian Resistance group said in a statement. Biden unveiled a three-phase Israeli proposal he called a "roadmap to an enduring ceasefire." The movement confirmed its "readiness to deal positively and in a constructive manner with any proposal that is based on the permanent ceasefire and the full withdrawal [of Israeli forces] from the Gaza Strip, the reconstruction [of Gaza], and the return of the displaced to their places, along with the fulfillment of a genuine prisoner swap deal if the occupation clearly announces commitment to such deal." . . . Netanyahu Insists On Eliminating Hamas After Israel Offers Gaza Peace Plan NDTV, Agence France-Presse, June 1, 2024 https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/gaza-war-will-not-end-until-elimination-of-hamas-netanyahu-5790937 Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday the Gaza war would not end until the "elimination" of Hamas's capacity to govern and make war, after US President Joe Biden said Israel had offered a new peace roadmap. "The prime minister authorised the negotiating team to present an outline for achieving (the return of hostages), while insisting that the war will not end until all of its goals are achieved, including the return of all our hostages and the elimination of Hamas' military and governmental capabilities," Netanyahu's office said in a statement. "The exact outline proposed by Israel, including the conditional transition from stage to stage, allows Israel to maintain these principles," it added. . . . -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#30571): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/30571 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/106421481/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
