Hamas puts forward 135-day truce plan amid ongoing Israel-Gaza war

Hamas group members have put forward a 135-day truce plan throughout which hostages is perhaps freed in three levels in response to an Israel-backed ceasefire proposal.

Hamas members mentioned they wish to see the total withdrawal of Israeli forces and an finish to the ongoing war which started on October 7.

Hamas’ response is a counteroffer to a ceasefire proposal backed by Israel and the US and mediated by Qatar and Egypt – particulars of which haven’t been made public, reported BBC.

A one-week truce was earlier adopted by the 2 teams in November when 100 hostages have been freed in a swap with 240 Palestinian prisoners.

The improvement got here as regional tensions continued to ratchet up, with US and UK strikes on pro-Iranian militia in Iraq and Syria final Friday after three American service personnel died in an assault on a US base in Jordan.

And amid persevering with requires a ceasefire in Gaza and the discharge of all hostages, issues remained that the scenario may escalate additional due to occasions within the Red Sea, the place Houthi fighters have focused transport with alleged hyperlinks to Israel.

On Israel’s border with Lebanon, cross-border exchanges of fireside with Hezbollah have additionally added to issues over regional instability.

The newest dying toll from the war, sparked by Hamas-led terror assaults in Israel on 7 October that left some 1,200 folks butchered and one other 250 taken hostage, is no less than 27,365 Palestinians killed in Gaza and 66,630 injured, based on the enclave’s well being authorities.