{"id":71741,"date":"2024-03-16T04:24:05","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T04:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/hamas-proposes-new-six-week-ceasefire-in-gaza\/"},"modified":"2024-03-16T04:24:05","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T04:24:05","slug":"hamas-proposes-new-six-week-ceasefire-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/hamas-proposes-new-six-week-ceasefire-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas proposes new six-week ceasefire in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>GAZA STRIP: Hamas has proposed a new six-week truce in Gaza and prisoner swap on Friday, a day after Pales\u00adtin\u00adian president Mahmud Abbas appointed Moham\u00admed Mustafa, a long-trusted adviser on economic affairs, as prime minister.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe agreement is for a six-week ceasefire and a prisoner exchange,\u201d a Hamas official said after weeks of so far fruitless mediation efforts, adding that the group would want this to lead to \u201ca complete (Israeli) withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and a permanent ceasefire\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, 69-year-old Mustafa who has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1817421\">replaced<\/a> Mohammed Shtayyeh now faces the task of forming a new government for the Palestin\u00adian Authority, which has limited powers in parts of occupied West Bank.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  w-full  w-full  media--stretch  media--embed  \">\n<p><div class=\"ast-oembed-container \" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe title=\"A Timeline Of Israel\u2019s Continued Attacks On Aid Seekers In Gaza | Dawn News English\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KVr_WHqVgQQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The White House welcomed the appointment, calling on him to deliver \u201ccredible and far-reaching reforms\u201d. Mustafa has served as deputy prime minister for economic affairs, held a board seat at the Palestine Investment Fund and worked in a number of senior positions at the World Bank.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"blockquote-level-1\">\n<p>Palestinian president names adviser Mustafa as PM<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In Israel\u2019s military offen\u00adsive on Gaza Strip, at least 31,490 Palestinians have been killed and 73,439 wounded in past five mon\u00adths. Am\u00adong them, some 149 Palestin\u00adians were killed and 300 wou\u00adnded in past 24 hours, according to the Palestin\u00adian ministry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Israeli delegation leaves for Qatar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Describing the latest Hamas proposal for a ceasefire and prisoner swap as \u201cunrealistic\u201d, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s office said a delegation would leave for Qatar to discuss Israel\u2019s position on a potential agreement.<\/p>\n<p>According to the proposal, Hamas would rel\u00adease about 42 Israelis during the truce in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, the Hamas official said. Between 20 and 50 Palestinians held in Israeli jails would be released per hostage \u2014 up from a previous proposal of a roughly 10-to-one ratio, according to a Hamas source in late February.<\/p>\n<p>The latest proposal appears to be a shift for Hamas, which said earlier this month there would be \u201cno compromise\u201d on its demand that Israel withdraw from Gaza before any more prisoners are freed.<\/p>\n<p>The terms of an eventual ceasefire would see Israel\u2019s \u201ccomplete military withdrawal from the Gaza Strip\u201d along with a prisoner swap.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEgypt and Qatar, along with the US, are responsible for following up and ensuring the implementation of the agreement,\u201d the Hamas official said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aid challenges<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, Israeli forces hit a food distribution centre of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees in eastern part of Rafah.<\/p>\n<p>A day later again, Israeli fire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1821539\">killed<\/a> 20 people and wounded 155 at a roundabout where civilians were awaiting humanitarian aid, according to the Palestinian health ministry.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Israeli military rejected the health ministry\u2019s statement that Israeli soldiers were responsible for killing the civilians, and instead passed the blame on \u201carmed Palestinians\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><em>Published in Dawn, March 16th, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GAZA STRIP: Hamas has proposed a new six-week truce in Gaza and prisoner swap on Friday, a day after Pales\u00adtin\u00adian president Mahmud Abbas appointed Moham\u00admed Mustafa, a long-trusted adviser on economic affairs, as prime minister. \u201cThe agreement is for a six-week ceasefire and a prisoner exchange,\u201d a Hamas official said after weeks of so far 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