The high on the fire in Gaza seems to be closer than ever, or at least it emerges from the words of the president of the United States, Donald Trump, who has taken the role of mediator in the conflict. Specifically, he announced that Israel reached an agreement to partially withdraw from the strip.
Hamas must approve this proposal so that the High fire between “immediate”as Trump said through a publication in his social truth account.
“When Hamas confirms it, the high fire will come into force immediately, the exchange of hostages and prisoners will begin, and we will create the conditions for the next phase of the withdrawal, which will bring us closer to the end of this 3,000 -year catastrophe,” he wrote.
In the publication, Trump added a map of the Gaza Strip in which the “initial withdrawal line” of the Israeli army appears in yellow, that is, how far the troops would be retracted.
Both the message and the map have been transferred to the Palestinian Group that must now communicate your answer.
Before, on Saturday afternoon, the US president also addressed Hamas through a message on his social network and warned that he will not accept “delays” in the release of hostages, after the Islamist group agreed to his delivery on Friday night.
In that same message, Trump thanked Israel for the “temporary bombing” arrest.
Hamas disarmament
For his part, the prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahuhe spread a video in which he demanded the disarmament of Hamas and demilitarization in Gaza. That will happen “by the diplomatic route” or “military,” he said.
“It will be achieved by good or bad, but it will be achieved,” he added.
In addition, Netanyahu also announced the sending of Israeli negotiators to Egypt, headed by his nearby advisor, Ron Dermer. There, they will meet with the Hamas delegation to address the “technical aspects for liberation” of hostages.
“I hope, if God wants, that in the next few days, during the holiday of Sucot (Jewish party that is celebrated between October 7 and 14), he can announce the return of all our kidnapped, both living and dead,” he continued.
Israel is about to “get a great achievement,” he said.
Israel continues to attack
Although Israel announced the cessation of bombings on Palestinian territoryHamas denounced on Saturday that Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip have not ceased.
He accused Netanyahu about liating his offensive in the enclave.
“The bombardment continued and the massacres of the occupation expose Netanyahu’s lies about reducing military operations against civilians,” he said Efe of a statement from Hamas.
The Palestinian group said that the “wild” raids and the attacks caused the death of 70 people from the early hours of Saturday And he asked the international community to exercise “all possible pressure to end the war of extermination and famine that has been going through the Gaza Strip for two years.”
Another statement from the Gaza Government (in the hands of Hamas) also denounced that Israel ignored the call to “a ceasefire announced” by Trump.
According to EfeAir attacks did not cease in the Gazati capital, although the Israeli press assured that the army had stopped its offensive to move on to a “defensive” way.