RAMAT HASHARON, Israel (AP) — Egypt’s president announced Sunday his country has proposed a two-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas during which four hostages held in Gaza would be freed.
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President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, speaking in Cairo, said the proposal also includes the release of some Palestinian prisoners and the delivery of humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza Strip.
Egypt has been a key mediator along with Qatar and the United States. This is the first time Egypt’s president has publicly proposed such a plan. There was no immediate response from Israel or Hamas.
El-Sissi said the proposal aims to “move the situation forward,” adding that once the two-day cease-fire goes into effect, negotiations would continue to make it permanent.
There hasn’t been a cease-fire in 11 months, since November’s weeklong pause in fighting in which 105 hostages were released in exchange for 240 Palestinian prisoners.
Meanwhile, Israel’s Mossad chief was traveling to Doha on Sunday for talks with the prime minister of Qatar and the CIA chief.
During a government memorial Sunday for the Hebrew anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said that “not every goal can be achieved through military operations.” He added that “painful compromises will be required” to return the hostages.
None of this piece meal approach. ALL hostages must be released simultaneously, now!!
First unconditionally release all the innocent hostage and then Israel will talk about a ceasefire…
I guess Hamas is running low on ammunition and needs a way to smuggle it in….
im tired of hearing of all the proposals we all know they are not serious
Just a rehash of the Biden/Hamas plan, Israel ceasefires and trades terrorists for hostages while hamas gets to regroup and rearm.
1. Military action or inaction cannot be tied to the hostages. Only unconditional surrender should halt military action even temporarily. 2. Egypt and Hamas would not be doing this without an ulterior motive, likely smuggling weapons in and terrorists and hostages out. 3. It is absolutely forbidden to release terrorists for hostages. That is how we got into this mess in the first place and what makes hostage taking attractive to terrorists. 4. The blood of the hostages is not redder than either the blood of the soldiers nor the blood of future hostages. They must be released without conditions and without endangering the soldiers over and above the normative military risks, they also should be released only in a way that does not incentivize more hostage taking. 5. Laventry just be quiet you, as they say it’s better to be silent and thought perhaps a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
Heck no
I support this. We need an exchange right now. Bring them home