JERUSALEM: Israeli media reported on Thursday (Sep 19) that Israel has proposed a brand new deal that may see hostages launched from Gaza in change for protected passage for Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and the cessation of combating.
Public broadcaster Kan reported that the proposal would additionally name for the discharge of Palestinian prisoners and a brand new governance system in Gaza, although no particulars have been offered.
The Occasions of Israel mentioned an Israeli official had confirmed that hostage envoy Gal Hirsch “introduced the plan to the People, who have been anticipated to move it on to unspecified Arab officers”.
Requested in regards to the experiences by AFP at a press convention on Thursday, authorities spokesman David Mencer didn’t particularly deal with them, as a substitute referring to earlier statements calling for the international community to pressure Hamas to make concessions to reach a deal.
“Whoever needs to help within the effort to launch our hostages must strain the murderous Sinwar and never the prime minister of the State of Israel,” he mentioned.
The Oct 7 attacks that sparked the Gaza war resulted within the deaths of 1,205 individuals, principally civilians, in keeping with an AFP tally based mostly on Israeli official figures that embody hostages killed in captivity.
Out of 251 hostages seized by militants, 97 are nonetheless held in Gaza, together with 33 the Israeli navy says are useless.
Israel’s retaliatory navy offensive has killed at the very least 41,272 individuals in Gaza, a majority of them civilians, in keeping with figures offered by the Hamas-run territory’s well being ministry. The United Nations has acknowledged the figures as dependable.
