– My hope is that we have a ceasefire by next Monday, says President Joe Biden. He was in New York on Monday, and made the announcement while buying ice cream with talk show host Seth Meyers. According to the AP news agency, Biden also said that he believes a ceasefire can facilitate the release of the remaining hostages held by Hamas. Around 130 people who were captured during the 7 October attack have still not been accounted for. Supposed to have received a draft Hamas is said to have received a draft agreement on a ceasefire on Tuesday, according to Reuters. There is talk of a 40-day ceasefire with a break in all military activity, and an exchange of Palestinian prisoners for hostages taken by Hamas. The draft ceasefire The news agency Reuters writes that the agreement includes, among other things, these points: Both parties must stop all military activity. Surveillance from the air must be stopped for eight hours every day. All Israeli hostages, including women, children under 19, those older than 50, as well as persons who are ill must be released in relation to a certain number of Palestinian prisoners. Obligation to bring in 500 lorries with humanitarian emergency aid per day. Obligation to provide 200,000 tents. Contribute to the restoration of the hospital and bakery in Gaza. For every hostage, 10 Palestinian prisoners will be released from the Israeli side, a central Hamas source told Reuters. The draft mentions a first and second phase. Eventually, Israel must be willing to move its forces away from densely populated areas on the Gaza Strip. Before that time, there will be new negotiations on phase two. There are negotiators from the USA, Egypt and Qatar who are working on a framework for an agreement. There have not yet been any reactions from Israel to Biden’s statement on Monday. Before the holiday, Biden says that Israel has now agreed to stop all military activity in the Gaza Strip during the Muslim holiday of Ramadan. TV channel ABC News writes that. Around 130 people are still being held hostage by Hamas. Friends and family show their support in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv on Friday. Photo: DYLAN MARTINEZ / Reuters The hostage exchange must be a precondition for Israel to stop the hostilities from around 10 March to 9 April. So far in the war, almost 30,000 people have been killed in Gaza, according to Palestinian health authorities controlled by Hamas. Almost 70,000 are said to have been injured.
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