Egypt has not yet received any response to the triple plan presented to the parties involved to resolve the war in the Gaza Strip, said this Thursday the head of the Egyptian State Information Service, which acts as a spokesperson for the Government.
“Egypt confirms that it has not yet received any response to the framework proposal from the parties involved,” Diaa Rashwan said in a statement.
Rashwan confirmed that Cairo has already presented a framework proposal to “try to bring together all parties involved in an effort to stop Palestinian bloodshed, aggression against the Gaza Strip and restore peace and stability in the region.”
Rashwan said the framework was drawn up after Egypt “listened to the views of all parties involved,” which he did not name, and is a proposal that includes “three successive and interconnected phases, culminating in a ceasefire.”
The head of the Egyptian State Information Service did not give further details about the phases in question.
“Once responses from interested parties are received, the proposal will be elaborated in detail and announced in full to the Egyptian, Arab and international public,” he concluded.
Palestinian and Egyptian sources familiar with the talks told the Spanish agency EFE on Tuesday, on condition of anonymity, that Egypt proposed to the Islamist group Hamas and Islamic Jihad a “Palestinian national dialogue” to end the division between the different factions and form a technocratic government in the West Bank and Gaza.
This Government would oversee the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip and pave the way for Palestinian parliamentary and presidential elections.
This proposal is the second point of the three-axis plan that Egypt presented to the two Palestinian movements, after two separate meetings in Cairo, and whose ultimate objective is to achieve the definitive cessation of attacks on the enclave and the withdrawal of the Israeli army. , according to sources.
The other point is a two-week truce in exchange for the release of 40 Israeli and 120 Palestinian hostages, the sources said.
Rashwan also stated, but again without giving details, that “everything related to the Government in Palestine is a purely Palestinian issue and is the subject of discussion between all Palestinian parties.”
Hamas and Islamic Jihad insisted on not negotiating any agreement while Israeli attacks on Gaza continue and reiterated that the prisoner exchange must be “all for all”, while Egypt called on the parties to make concessions to end the conflict, the sources said. same sources.
Meanwhile, in the West Bank, the Palestinian National Authorities (PNA) warned this Thursday that, while Israel is “turning a deaf ear to the calls of the international community to end its offensive against the Gaza Strip,” Israeli authorities are implementing “deliberately” a “humanitarian catastrophe” to complete the “genocide” in the enclave.
“Israel deliberately creates an environment conducive to the spread of deadly diseases, epidemics and famine, in order to complete the genocide of our people in the Gaza Strip,” denounced the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement published on its account. of the social network. (ex-Twitter).
Expressing its displeasure at the “failure” of all the demands of the international community, the ANP stated that, in a way, it is not surprised, since Israel is carrying out actions typical of an “occupying State”, that is, of “destruction”. “genocide” and, at the same time, decide the “fate” of the citizens of the Gaza Strip.
“The Israeli Government is fully and directly responsible for this catastrophic situation that is a shame for humanity, especially since Israel deliberately creates a deadly environment for human beings,” the Foreign Ministry insisted.
In this sense, he highlighted that, despite continuous warnings from UN agencies, foreign governments and other international organizations, Israel persists in committing “war crimes”, such as the death of thousands of civilians, forced displacement or bombing of facilities. medical and shelters.
“This catastrophe encompasses all aspects of Palestinian life. […]which turns the Gaza Strip into an uninhabitable place,” he denounced.
According to the latest report provided by the Gaza authorities, more than 21,300 people have died at the hands of Israeli forces since they began their offensive in the Palestinian enclave on October 7, in response to Hamas attacks that caused 1,200 deaths and They allowed the kidnappings of 240 people, taken hostage.
Source: TSF
