Israel and Hamas agree to discuss Egypt’s proposal.
Following Egypt’s proposal, hopes for a ceasefire in Gaza have risen again. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi proposed a two-day ceasefire in Gaza, under which four Israeli hostages from Hamas and some Palestinian prisoners from Israel will be released.
According to the Egyptian president, this initiative is a preliminary step towards a permanent ceasefire, and he said that negotiations for a complete cessation of hostilities will begin within 10 days of the implementation of the two-day temporary ceasefire. In a statement issued by the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, Egypt’s proposal on the ceasefire was welcomed.
Did Israel initiate efforts to achieve a ceasefire?
In fact, this ceasefire-related proposal came at a time when the head of Israel’s internal security agency, Shin Bet, had visited Cairo just last week. According to Israeli officials, the Shin Bet chief had met with Egyptian intelligence chief Hassan Rashid and had expressed interest in resuming talks for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages.
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Shin Bet chief Ronan Bar was visiting Egypt’s capital Cairo on Sunday (October 20) last week. According to the Times of Israel report, Israel showed interest in starting talks once again after the assassination of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, and this visit by the Shin Bet chief was part of that effort. According to Israeli media, the proposal presented by Al-Sisi on Sunday was presented by the head of the Shin Bet to the Israeli cabinet, to which all of Netanyahu’s ministers agreed, except Finance Minister Bezalel Smorich and Minister of National Security, Ben Gvir.
The agreement will be discussed again in Doha, Qatar.
Following Egypt’s proposal, the head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, David Burnia, and CIA director Bill Burns arrived in Qatar to take part in talks to end the year-long war. According to Channel 12, in recent days Israel has indicated to the United States that it is willing to reach a consensus on some issues included in the agreement, on which it was previously not willing to negotiate. However, the report does not specify what those issues are.
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Israeli officials reportedly say that Hamas leaders may not participate in the first meeting, but will participate in future talks. Israel is reportedly exploring the possibility of starting talks with Hamas through a small deal. According to officials, Israel wants to understand how Hamas makes its decisions following the death of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar.
Hamas is also willing to talk
Actually, Israel believes that Yahya Sinwar was the biggest obstacle regarding the agreement related to the release of hostages, now with the news of his death, Israel hopes to easily free his 101 hostages from Hamas capture as well as Gaza . An agreement on a ceasefire is also possible.
On the other hand, according to the Times of Israel report, before ceasefire talks resume in Doha, Hamas officials say it is ready for ceasefire talks in Gaza. According to the Reuters news agency, the talks to be held in Doha, the capital of Qatar, will discuss a short-term ceasefire and the demand for the release of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for some hostages.
