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'Sustainable calm' detail in the proposal accepted by Hamas
The ceasefire proposal, which Hamas says can accept, contains slight differences from the proposal of the US-Israel. However, the CIA director was consulted for these changes. The proposal uses the phrase 'sustainable calm', which Israel has previously accepted, but whose definition can be a point of friction.
The hostage-imprisoned exchange and ceasefire offer, which Hamas says can accept, contains minor differences of _expression_ from the offer that Israel and the US recently submitted to Hamas, the New York Times reported, citing two informed officials.
The changes were made by Arab mediators in consultation with CIA director William Burns, and in the new version, a key statement was preserved, such as the final enactment of a “sustainable calm” that all parties said they would have previously been able to accept.
The two officials said the response from Hamas was a serious one and that the decision to reach an agreement now belongs to Israel, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to oppose this definition.
One of the officials in the Middle East stated that Hamas sees the term as the end of the war, the cessation of Israel's military actions and the withdrawal of its troops from Gaza.
An official recalled that the negotiating parties agreed weeks ago on the term 'sustainable calm' after Israel objected to the reference to the 'permanent ceasefire'. Israeli officials emphasize that they are against any agreement that explicitly envisages the end of the war.
It will release hostages – women, the elderly and those in need of medical treatment, in exchange for a 42-day ceasefire and the release of a larger number of Palestinian prisoners, according to the proposal accepted by Hamas. Israel wanted 33 hostages, but it is unclear how many women and elderly were alive, and the first stage could include funerals.
This will be the first of three stages where both sides will take mutual steps. In the second phase, the two sides will work to achieve a “sustainable calm”, which includes the release of more hostages, officials said. Both officials agreed that the warring parties would likely clash over the definition of “sustainable calm.”
Negotiations will continue today
Burns, the main representative of the US in the negotiations, is in the region to work on proposals and counter-offers. The two officials said Qatari and Egyptian mediators had discussed with him on Monday about the changes Hamas was ready to accept. Hamas said the changes were proposed by Arab mediators, while an official stated that Hamas proposed. Burns is expected to attend talks in Cairo today.
In the statement made by the Israeli Prime Minister's Office, it was stated that the new proposal did not meet Israel's demands, but the country would still send a working-level delegation to the negotiations in the hope of reaching an acceptable agreement. A US official said the goal of the talks in Cairo was to negotiate the changes proposed by Hamas and discuss the remaining issues.
The Qatari Foreign Ministry announced that a Qatari delegation would also participate in the talks to be held today and expressed hope that the “negotiations will result in an urgent and permanent” ceasefire, a change of hostages and detainees, and an agreement for a “sustainable” flow of aid to the whole of Gaza.