Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assured Monday night that he would be ready to accept a two-day truce in the Gaza Stripin exchange for the release of four hostages, if he had received the said proposal from the mediators. In a statement from his office, Netanyahu said he would say yes “immediately” to the offer, but denied that the Israeli delegation had received it, questioning progress made in recent days in the current round of negotiations .
The main proposal on the table was announced last Sunday by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al Sisi, in which he proposed a 48-hour ceasefire to free four Israeli hostages and “rebuilding trust between the mediators and Israel.” Furthermore, the source indicated that, ten days after the implementation of this temporary truce, a definitive ceasefire to the war in Gaza would be negotiated. after more than 43,000 deathsin talks in the Egyptian capital.
Mossad chief David Barnea returned to Israel this Monday from Doha (Qatar), where he met with CIA chief William Burns and Qatari Prime Minister Mohamed bin Abderrahman, who serves as the Mossad’s interlocutor. Islamist group. . since Hamas is not directly involved in the negotiations.
“The head of Mossad is taking steps to try to connect the two arenas (Gaza and Lebanon) and benefit from the strategic gains from the confrontation with Hezbollah,” sources close to the conversations told EFE on condition of anonymity.
They added that Israel was considering reach “a political agreement” on Israel’s northern border – presumably linked to Resolution 1701 which ended the Lebanon War in 2006 – “as well as a pact” to free hostages held by the Islamist group Hamas in Gaza.
After the assassination of the Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwarthe mediators – notably the United States – asked to take advantage of the opportunity to achieve a truce in Gaza, while Hezbollah reiterated its commitment to end its attacks against Israel once the war in the devastated Palestinian enclave ends.
