Hamas accepts ceasefire proposal; Israel continues strikes on Gaza
Israel said that the proposed deal was ‘far’ from meeting its demands and took control of the besieged territory’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt.
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Palestinian militant group Hamas on Monday accepted a ceasefire proposal to end Israel’s war on Gaza and release all Israeli hostages, AP reported.
Israel, however, said that the proposal remained “far” from meeting its demands and announced that its strikes on the Rafah city, in southern Gaza, would continue.
Israel’s war on Gaza began after Hamas’ incursion into southern Israel on October 7 that killed 1,200 people. The militant group had also taken over 200 people hostage.
A hundred of those hostages are still believed to be alive and in Gaza, according to Al Jazeera. Some of the hostages were released in November as part of a brief ceasefire agreement and others were killed as a result of the war.
Since October, Israel has been carrying out unprecedented air and ground strikes on Gaza. The attacks have killed more than 34,700 persons, including over 14,500 children.
The ceasefire proposal accepted by Hamas on Monday had been put forward by Egypt and Qatar. It included plans to end the war in three phases, each lasting six weeks.
It proposed Israeli forces to move away from densely populated areas of Gaza in the first phase, allowing the release of 33 hostages, reported Al Jazeera. In exchange, Israel was expected to release Palestinian prisoners.
The second phase would have seen full...
