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<div class="gmail-inner-article-top"><h1 class="gmail-">Hamas presents 'comprehensive vision' for Gaza ceasefire</h1><p class="gmail-">The
Palestinian resistance is steadfast in demanding a withdrawal of
Israeli troops from Gaza so that humanitarian aid can be freely
distributed and reconstruction efforts can begin</p><div class="gmail-another-name"><p><a href="https://thecradle.co/authors/news-desk-9" style="color:rgb(164,4,4)">News Desk</a></p></div><div class="gmail-another-name" style="margin-top:16px"><p><span>MAR 15, 2024 - </span><font size="1"><a href="https://thecradle.co/articles/hamas-presents-comprehensive-vision-for-gaza-ceasefire">https://thecradle.co/articles/hamas-presents-comprehensive-vision-for-gaza-ceasefire</a></font></p></div></div><div class="gmail-inner-article-img"><img src="http://thecradle-main.oss-eu-central-1.aliyuncs.com/public/articles/fd33cd94-e2bc-11ee-95dd-00163e02c055.webp" alt="" width="450" height="253" style="margin-right: 0px;"><span>(Photo Credit: Getty Images)</span></div><div class="gmail-inner-article-content"><div class="gmail-row"><div class="gmail-col-md-8 gmail-col-sm-7"><div class="gmail-article-content"><span><p>Hamas presented late on 14 March a “<a href="https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2024/03/15/721916/Hamas-presents-Gaza-truce-proposal-">comprehensive</a>”
plan for a lasting ceasefire in Gaza to Egyptian and Qatari mediators
that includes a prisoner exchange deal, the cessation of hostilities,
and the delivery of aid to the starving Palestinians being ethnically
cleansed by the Israeli army.</p><p>A statement released by the
Palestinian resistance faction says the plan also involves the return of
displaced Palestinians to their homes and the withdrawal of Israeli
troops from the Gaza Strip. “The rights and concerns of our people shall
remain our top priority,” the statement says. </p><p>Although Hamas has not publicly disclosed specific details of the proposal, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-issues-ceasefire-proposal-mediators-which-includes-exchanging-2024-03-15/"><i>Reuters</i></a>
claims to have reviewed a copy of the document and reported on Friday
that it calls for the initial release of Israelis held captive in Gaza,
including women, children, elderly, and ill prisoners in exchange for
the release of 700–1,000 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.</p><p>All
captives from both sides would be released in a second stage under
Hamas’s plan, which reportedly says that a date for a permanent
ceasefire would be agreed upon after the initial exchange of captives
and prisoners, as well as a deadline for an Israeli withdrawal from
Gaza.</p><p>Nevertheless, prospects for a breakthrough remain slim as
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted that the terms on offer
would probably not be acceptable. “Hamas is continuing to hold to
unrealistic demands,” Netanyahu’s office said late on Thursday.</p><p>The Israeli war cabinet is set to meet on Friday to discuss the terms presented by Hamas.</p><p>Palestinian
resistance leaders have repeatedly accused Tel Aviv of deliberately
hindering a lasting ceasefire that could put a stop to the mass murder
of civilians in Gaza.</p><p style="margin-left:0px"><span style="color:rgb(14,16,26)">Netanyahu
has publicly shown little interest in reaching a deal to free the
remaining Israelis held captive by Hamas in Gaza, while his Jewish
supremacist coalition partners Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich see
the issue of freeing the Israeli captives as a barrier to their efforts
to conquer Gaza, forcibly expel its 2.3 million Palestinian inhabitants,
and establish Jewish settlements in their place.</span></p><p>On
Wednesday, Palestinian resistance factions in Gaza confirmed their
unified demand for a “comprehensive ceasefire” before any prisoner
exchange deal, in opposition to the <a href="https://thecradle.co/articles/ball-in-us-court-for-gaza-ceasefire-deal-hamas">demands</a> of Israel and the US.</p><p>“We
affirm our national position … there is no agreement or exchange deals
without a comprehensive cessation of aggression against our Palestinian
people,” a statement released via Telegram reads. It also highlights
that "Managing the Palestinian issue, including the Gaza Strip, is an
internal Palestinian national matter. We will not allow the occupation
and its supporters to interfere or impose guardianship over our people
in any way."</p></span></div></div></div></div>
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