Gaza ceasefire What is the deal and how would it work
In a surprise announcement on Friday Gaza ceasefire, President Joe Biden said Israel had offered Hamas a ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza. Mr Biden outlined the proposal’s three phases during an address at the White House. dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd dfd
However, since the announcement, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested the proposal is a “non-starter” until Israel’s long-standing conditions for ending the war met. Hamas said it viewed the proposal “positively”.
Here’s a look at what we know about:
The deal so far, how it compares with previous proposals and how both sides have reacted to the US president’s address.
This would be a “full and complete ceasefire” lasting six weeks, Mr Biden said, adding it would see Israeli forces withdraw from all densely populated areas of Gaza.
During this time, Hamas would release an unspecified number of hostages, including women, the elderly and the wounded, in exchange for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. Israel says around 100 hostages are still captive in Gaza, along with the bodies of around 30 more.
American hostages would be released at this stage, the US president said, adding the remains of some hostages who have been killed would be returned to their families.
Palestinian civilians would return to their homes and neighbourhoods across Gaza and humanitarian assistance would surge during the first phase, with 600 trucks being allowed into Gaza each day.
He said Israel and Hamas would negotiate a permanent end to the fighting while this ceasefire was in place. If the negotiations were to take longer than six weeks, the ceasefire would continue for as long as it takes to strike a deal, he added.
Mr Biden described this as a “Gaza ceasefire”.
It would include the release of all remaining living Israeli hostages, including male soldiers, and Israel would withdraw all its forces from Gaza.
The president admitted there were “a number of details to negotiate to move from phase one to phase two”.
The final phase calls for the start of a major reconstruction of Gaza, which faces decades of rebuilding from devastation caused by the war.
Any final remains of hostages who have killed would returned to their families.
What has Israel said?
The office of Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister, released a statement on X after Mr Biden’s address.
“The prime minister authorised the negotiating team to present a proposal to that end, which would also enable Israel to continue the war until all its objectives achieved, including the destruction of Hamas’s military and governing capabilities.
“The actual proposal put forward by Israel, including the conditional transition from one phase to the next, allows Israel to uphold these principles.”
While Mr Netanyahu’s office confirmed he authorised negotiators to present the deal, sources close to the Israeli prime minister have told Sky News they do not “wholly recognise or agree with” the proposal outlined by Mr Biden.
In a further statement on Saturday morning, Mr Netanyahu’s office said: “Israel’s conditions for ending the war have not changed: the destruction of Hamas’s military and governing capabilities, the freeing of all hostages and ensuring that Gaza no longer poses a threat to Israel.
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