Hamas agreed to the proposal, which was put ahead by mediators Egypt and Qatar greater than 10 days in the past.
Israel appears “unwilling to succeed in an settlement” because it has not but responded to the ceasefire proposal agreed by Hamas earlier this month, the Overseas Ministry spokesperson of mediator Qatar mentioned.
Whereas Qatar pledged to proceed its efforts to convey an finish to Israel’s struggle on Gaza, which has now killed greater than 62,000 Palestinians, ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari referred to as on the worldwide group to place strain on Israel to just accept the most recent Gaza ceasefire proposal.
“We’re in touch with all events in pursuit of a ceasefire settlement, however there is no such thing as a official Israeli response – neither acceptance, rejection, nor the presentation of an alternate proposal,” Overseas Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari mentioned on Tuesday.
“We don’t take critically the media statements in Israel and are awaiting an official response to the proposal,” he mentioned, including that Qatar was “speaking with all events in pursuit of a ceasefire settlement”.
The assertion comes per week after Hamas mentioned it had knowledgeable mediators Egypt and Qatar that it had agreed to the proposal and was able to resume negotiations to convey an finish to Israel’s struggle on Gaza, which now threatens additional mass displacement amid Israeli-made hunger.
A supply conversant in the ceasefire talks instructed Al Jazeera the proposal included a cessation of Israeli military operations for 60 days, throughout which it will withdraw to permit the entry of humanitarian help. Half of the remaining 50 captives would even be exchanged for Palestinian detainees inside that timeframe.
“It doesn’t matter to Egypt or Qatar the place the negotiations are held,” mentioned al-Ansari, after Israeli media recommended relocating the venue of the negotiations to a different nation.
“What Hamas agreed to is an identical to what Israel had already agreed to. The ball is now in Israel’s courtroom, and it appears Israel doesn’t wish to attain an settlement and even reply to the proposal.”
This proposal was “agreed upon by Israel and 98 % of it has been agreed upon by Hamas”, mentioned Al Jazeera’s Osama bin Javaid, reporting from Doha.
The proposal has been on the desk for greater than 10 days, and neither of the mediators has but heard again from Israel, he added.
Qatar says the one response seen from Israel has been “extra deaths, extra destruction, extra plans to take over extra territory in Gaza, however no actual transfer in direction of looking for an answer … and stopping the killing”, added bin Javaid.
