خطة وقف إطلاق النار الأمريكية وموقف حماس وسط عمليات رفح

A US-backed ceasefire plan has been approved by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), but whether it will be implemented remains unclear. Let us break it down for you. What is the deal? The plan was first set out by US President Joe Biden, who said it was an Israeli proposal. It has three phases: Phase 1 envisages an initial ceasefire with the release of hostages including women, the elderly and the wounded, the return of the remains of some hostages who have been killed, withdrawal of Israeli forces from populated areas in Gaza, the return of Palestinian civilians to their homes in Gaza, as well as the safe and effective distribution of aid throughout Gaza. envisages an initial ceasefire with the release of hostages including women, the elderly and the wounded, the return of the remains of some hostages who have been killed, withdrawal of Israeli forces from populated areas in Gaza, the return of Palestinian civilians to their homes in Gaza, as well as the safe and effective distribution of aid throughout Gaza. Phase 2 : With the agreement of the parties, there would next be a permanent end to hostilities, in exchange for the release of all other hostages still in Gaza, and a full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza; and : With the agreement of the parties, there would next be a permanent end to hostilities, in exchange for the release of all other hostages still in Gaza, and a full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza; and Phase 3: the start of a major multi-year reconstruction plan for Gaza and the return of the remains of any deceased hostages still in Gaza to their families. What are Israel and Hamas saying? Both sides have signaled a willingness to accept the plan but neither has yet fully endorsed it. Hamas and Israel both said that what Biden said in his speech is not representative of what’s in the actual proposal. On Tuesday, Israel gave its strongest signal yet it was ready to accept the plan, saying the proposal would enable it to achieve its war goals including “destroying Hamas’s military and governing capabilities”. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has previously said that the possibility of a permanent ceasefire without the destruction of Hamas was a “non-starter”. Far-right members of his governing coalition have threatened to withdraw and collapse his administration if he accepts the proposal. Hamas on Tuesday submitted its response to the deal, proposing amendments including a timeline for a permanent ceasefire and complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. An Israeli official characterized Hamas’s proposed amendments as a rejection of the proposal but Hamas said Wednesday it has neither accepted nor rejected the deal. What next? Talks will continue via the Qatari and Egyptian mediators in coordination with the United States to see if an agreement can be reached, a source with knowledge of the talks told CNN.

The fate of the 120 remaining hostages in Gaza is crucial to any deal to end the protracted and bloody conflict between Israel and Hamas. But a senior Hamas official has told CNN that “no one has an idea” how many of them are alive, and that any deal to release them must include guarantees of a permanent ceasefire and the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza. In an interview with CNN, Hamas spokesperson and political bureau member Osama Hamdan offered an insight into the militant group’s position on the stalled ceasefire talks, a view on whether Hamas regrets its decision to attack Israel given the mounting Palestinian death toll, and a commentary on the leak earlier this week of messages from its chief in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, the man believed to be the ultimate decision-maker on any peace deal. Speaking to CNN in the Lebanese capital Beirut, Hamdan said the latest proposal – an Israeli plan that was first publicly announced by US President Joe Biden late last month – did not meet the group’s demands for an end to the war. Hamdan told CNN that Hamas needed “a clear position from Israel to accept the ceasefire, a complete withdrawal from Gaza, and let the Palestinians to determine their future by themselves, the reconstruction, the (lifting) of the siege … and we are ready to talk about a fair deal about the prisoners exchange.” Negotiations over the US-backed proposal have intensified recently but appeared to grind to a halt Wednesday after Hamas presented its response to the document, 12 days after first receiving it. Read more.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday claimed its military operations in Rafah have killed more than 500 Hamas militants since early May. In addition, the Israeli military said forces located and destroyed 230 tunnel shafts. CNN is unable to independently verify these claims. This comes as fierce fighting has been underway in Rafah. Meanwhile, the IDF announced a “tactical pause” of military activities along a road in southern Gaza that has been designated for humanitarian aid deliveries every day for 11 hours. Here’s what else to know: The war cabinet: In disbanding the cabinet, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu may have avoided having to accede to National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s calls to join it, which could have further strained Israel’s relations with the US, or having to reject his demands, which could have angered the more extreme wing of Netanyahu’s coalition. Palestinian displacement: More than 1.3 million people are believed to have been displaced from Rafah to other parts of Gaza in about six weeks, according to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. The agency also said 193 of its staff have been killed since the war between Israel and Hamas began on October 7, calling Gaza “the most dangerous places in the world for aid workers.” Israeli settlements in occupied West Bank: Israel’s government says it is looking to “strengthen” Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank after several countries unilaterally recognized a Palestinian state. All of the proposals would be voted on at the next Security Cabinet meeting, the prime minister’s office said Sunday. More from Middle East: The Iran-backed Houthis, a militant group in Yemen, have launched more than 190 attacks on commercial shipping and US Navy assets in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since November, Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh said on Monday. Separately, the IDF said it killed Hezbollah’s “key operative in the Rocket and Missile Department” in an airstrike in southern Lebanon on Monday.