Hamas announced on Thursday, May 29, studying a new American proposal for a truce in Gaza on Thursday, May 29, where the Israeli army continues its offensive with the declared objective of destroying the Palestinian Islamist movement and recovering the hostages that are still there.
“The direction of the movement […] received the new proposal for [l’émissaire spécial du président américain Donald Trump pour le Moyen-Orient, Steve] Witkoff by the mediators and currently studies them in a responsible manner, which attends to the interests of our people, gives them relief and leads to a high permanent fire in the Gaza Strip, “said a press release from Hamas.
The press release does not provide details on the terms of this proposal. Egypt and Qatar play the roles of mediators with Hamas to reach a high fire that would allow another hostage throw since Israel ended the last truce, in mid -March.
“We are about to send a new proposal that will be, we hope, delivered later today,” Witkoff said Wednesday. Had expressed a “very good feeling about the possibility of achieving […] A high temporal fire and a long -term solution. “
600 days of war, innumerable victims
The same day, on the 600th of the war launched by the unprecedented attack of Hamas in Israel on October 7, 2023 from the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel had killed Mohammed but, considered one of the last active leaders of the Islamist movement in the small coastal territory devastated by the struggles.
The October 7 attack led to the death of 1,218 people on the Israeli side, mostly civilians, according to an AFP count established from official data. Of 251 people kidnapped that day, 57 remain retained in Gaza, including at least 34 dead, according to Israeli authorities.
More than 54,249 Palestinians, mainly civil, were killed by the Israeli retaliation campaign, according to data from the Ministry of Health of the Hamas Government for Gaza, considered reliable by the UN.
Source: BFM TV
