2024-05-06 13:07:25
Israel, Palestine discuss ceasefire plan for two days in Egypt
Biden dispatches CIA director to pressure agreement
Lee’s will to force a ground war in the Rafah area
Whether or not to include an ‘end to war’ has emerged as a key issue in the ongoing ceasefire and hostage release negotiations in the Gaza Strip between Israel and the Palestinian armed group Hamas. U.S. President Joe Biden, who faced an obstacle in his path to re-election due to protests by college students opposing war in the Middle East, expressed his opposition to Israel’s plan to force a ground war in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, and put pressure on the Hamas leadership to evict the Hamas office in Qatar. Everyone urged a quick resolution.
Israel and Hamas discussed a ceasefire plan in Cairo, Egypt for two days on the 4th and 5th. In particular, it was reported that the inclusion of the end of the war, which emerged as a key issue, was a major issue in the negotiations on the 5th. Previously, Israel proposed releasing 900 Palestinian prisoners and first establishing a ceasefire for 40 days in exchange for the return of the 33 hostages being held.
According to Reuters, Hamas says, “We cannot agree to a negotiation plan that does not include a complete end to the war,” and its position is that the end of the war must be included in the negotiation plan regardless of the release of hostages. On the other hand, the far-right coalition government led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not giving up its will to force a ground war, saying that the Hamas leadership in the Rafah area must be destroyed separately from the ceasefire negotiations. According to the Telegraph, Prime Minister Netanyahu took a hard line on the 5th, saying, “I am willing to pause the fighting for a hostage exchange, but I cannot accept an end to the war or withdrawal of troops from Gaza until the war goals (such as the destruction of Hamas) are achieved.” adhered to.
President Biden, who has been troubled by recent anti-war protests at major university campuses, dispatched William Burns, director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), to Cairo on the 3rd to put pressure on both sides. First, he threatened to put pressure on Hamas to close its office in Doha, the capital of Qatar. Hamas has been operating its leadership office in Doha, rather than the Gaza Strip, since 2012 with the support of Qatar.
U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken, who recently completed his trip to the Middle East, also said on the 3rd, “If there is no plan to evacuate civilians, we cannot support the large-scale military operation conducted by Israel in the Rafah area. “Because the damage is beyond an acceptable level,” he said, putting pressure on Israel. The international community is concerned that if Israel forces a ground war, an astronomical amount of casualties will occur in the Rafah area, where at least 1 million refugees are staying.
With seven months to go since the outbreak of war in the Middle East on the 7th, the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip is also increasing. On the 4th, the UN World Food Program (WFP) said, “A full-scale famine has begun in the northern part of the Gaza Strip and is spreading to the south,” adding, “The current situation is terrifying. “It’s very difficult to watch,” he said.
Cairo = Correspondent Kim Ki-yoon [email protected]
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2024-05-06 13:07:25