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Feb
08
2024
By SAMIA NAKHOUL and ANDREW MILLS
Exclusive: Hamas proposes three-stage ceasefire over 135 days, leading to end of war

Exclusive: Hamas proposes three-stage ceasefire over 135 days, leading to end of war

WORLD
HAMAS has proposed a ceasefire plan that would quiet the guns in Gaza for four-and-a-half months leading to an end to the war, in response to a proposal sent last week by Qatari and Egyptian mediators and backed by the United States and Israel. According to a draft document seen by Reuters, the Hamas counterproposal envisions three phases lasting 45 days each. The proposal would see militants exchange the remaining Israeli hostages they captured on October 7 for Palestinian prisoners. The reconstruction of Gaza would begin, Israeli forces would withdraw completely, and bodies and remains would be exchanged. U.S. Secretary…
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May
24
2021
By The African Mirror
Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds, U.N. to launch Gaza aid appeal

Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds, U.N. to launch Gaza aid appeal

NEWS
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas held into a third day yesterday as mediators spoke to all sides about extending the period of calm after the worst outbreak of fighting in years. Egyptian mediators have been shuttling between Israel and the Gaza Strip, which is ruled by Hamas, to try to sustain the ceasefire and have also met the Islamist group's rival, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, in the occupied West Bank. Egypt's foreign minister was also set to meet with top Jordanian officials on Sunday to discuss de-escalation and ways to revive the Middle East peace process. Lynn Hastings, the…
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May
23
2021
By The African Mirror
Gaza ceasefire holding as Egyptian mediators consult Hamas, Israel

Gaza ceasefire holding as Egyptian mediators consult Hamas, Israel

NEWS
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip held yesterday as officials said Egyptian mediators conferred with the sides on securing longer-term calm. The ceasefire began before dawn on Friday, ending 11 days of cross-border shelling exchanges that caused fresh devastation in Gaza, shook up Israel and raised international concern about a slide into wider regional conflict. Egypt, which mediated the halt to the fighting with U.S. support, sent a delegation to Israel at around noon on Friday to discuss ways of firming up the ceasefire, including with aid for Palestinians in Gaza, Hamas officials told…
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