Conversaciones sobre Gaza en Riad y El Cairo: nuevo intento de alto el fuego
Published: Monday, Apr 29th 2024, 17:00
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Con diplomacia de alto nivel en Riad y conversaciones paralelas en El Cairo, los mediadores han lanzado un nuevo intento de negociar un alto el fuego en la guerra de Gaza y evitar una gran ofensiva israelí sobre la ciudad de Rafah.
According to British Foreign Secretary David Cameron, Hamas submitted a proposal for a 40-day ceasefire on Monday. According to the proposal, "possibly thousands" of Palestinians would be released from Israeli prisons in return for the release of hostages held by Hamas, Cameron said on Monday in Riyadh at a conference of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
"I hope that Hamas will agree to this deal," said Cameron. All pressure worldwide and "all eyes" should now be on Hamas. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Israel had made a "very, very generous" proposal. The only thing now separating the people of Gaza from a ceasefire was Hamas. It had to "decide and it had to decide quickly", said Blinken. A Hamas delegation arrived in Cairo on Monday to negotiate the latest proposal.
Israeli media had previously reported that this proposal provided for the release of 33 hostages held by Hamas. In return, Israel intends to release several hundred Palestinian prisoners from prisons. Among them are women, including female soldiers, elderly people, the injured and the "mentally impaired".
The length of the ceasefire would reportedly depend on the number of hostages released. Israel would also withdraw from a central road that divides the Gaza Strip into north and south. Residents of the northern section would also be allowed to return to their homes. A large majority of the approximately 2.2 million inhabitants of the Gaza Strip fled to the south during the war.
The outcome of the negotiations will also determine the extent to which Israel continues its attacks in the city of Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip and expands them into a large-scale offensive. Contrary to repeated warnings from allies about the hundreds of thousands of internally displaced persons in the city, Israel wants to smash the remaining Hamas battalions there. According to the Hamas-controlled health authority, at least 27 Palestinians were killed in new Israeli attacks in Rafah. The information could not be independently verified.
In connection with the negotiations in Cairo and the fighting in Rafah, there has been speculation that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have to choose between a hostage deal and the continuation of his government. Israel's far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich threatened on Sunday to end the government if the current hostage deal is implemented and a military operation in Rafah is stopped. Netanyahu's political survival depends on his far-right coalition partners.
Several foreign ministers from Western and Arab countries were due to discuss the conflict in Riyadh on Monday on the fringes of the WEF conference - according to diplomatic circles in a 5+5 format. In addition to Blinken, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and her counterparts from Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia were also due to take part. The WEF conference actually revolved around topics relating to the environment, health and finance, but was heavily dominated by the Gaza war and its impact on the region.
Fighting also continued on Israel's northern border with Lebanon on Monday. The Qassam Brigades, the military arm of Hamas, claimed responsibility for an attack with numerous rockets on a military camp near the border town of Kiriat Shmona. There were no reports of casualties or damage to property. Israeli media reported that most of the 20 or so missiles were intercepted by the missile defense system. The rest hit uninhabited areas. During the night, Israel said it had fired at targets belonging to the Shia militia Hezbollah in the south of Lebanon.
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