2024-10-28 08:08:00
Double round of talks in Egypt and Qatar • Hostage market, with Israel striking on two fronts • There is an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council.
Mobility is considered in the diploma Middle East areaafter a two-day event that brought new data to the region, as Israel did much hyped, but a little underpowered, retaliation against Iran.
Talks about leaving truce in Gaza Stripthe region that has suffered for more than a year the most rapid genocidal strikes in Israel, and they are being carried out on two levels.
The Egyptian design
Negotiations are reportedly underway in Egypt and Doha, Qatar (albeit at a lower level), and a proposal for a two-day ceasefire is reportedly on the table.
Egypt’s plan, confirmed by President Sisi, calls for a two-day ceasefire in the region in exchange for the release of four hostages and the release of Palestinian prisoners.
Israel and Hamas have not responded officially, but from Tel Aviv it is leaking that such a proposal, which is quite specific, will be accepted.
A two-day moratorium on the rampant killing is obviously not going to do anything for the Palestinians who are facing an absolute nightmare, but it is seen as a small step towards a more comprehensive agreement.
A step that the US is also pushing for, with the White House desperately seeking a light and hostage release before the November 5 election.
According to Egypt’s plan, after the two-day ceasefire a new round of negotiations should begin with the aim of a more permanent agreement.
All this is happening as Israeli and American intelligence officials are meeting with Qatar’s foreign minister in Doha.
Doubt from Hamas
For its part, the Islamic organization expresses serious concern about the specific plan, although it is already submit his own bid set up for discussion in Doha, Qatar.
This proposal includes a comprehensive agreement regarding the complete withdrawal of Israel from the Gaza territories and the release of all hostages, as well as Palestinian prisoners.
A senior Hamas member told Saudi newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat. that the organization prefers a comprehensive agreement that would include a complete cessation of hostilities, rather than an agreement that provides for many different steps.
A few days ago, the Israeli Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant, made a public admission that he spoke of the need for a “painful compromise” so that the hostages could return to their homes. He did not specify what the compromise means and whether the Israeli government is willing to stop its aggressive measures and withdraw from Gaza. He also stressed that not all goals can be achieved with military force, suggesting the need for diplomatic initiatives.
An overview of key developments
- The Israeli breeding in Gaza continues with the death toll at 5 am on Monday from separate attacks in Gaza City, Nuseirat and Rafah. In northern Gaza, Israeli forces are besieging 100,000 Palestinians who have been trapped for about a month, and are still helpless.
- In Lebanon, an Israeli strike on an ambulance station on Sunday left seven people dead. A total of 168 health workers have lost their lives in Lebanon since the start of the war.
- The senior officer of the Revolutionary Guard warned Israel that there would be dire consequences from Saturday’s attack. General Hossein Salami said “Israel has failed to achieve its objectives. This is a sign of miscalculation and weakness. The painful consequences of these actions will be unimaginable.”
- The Knesset voted today on a series of bills that will make it almost impossible for UNRWA to provide aid to the Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank. One of them provides for the prohibition of the UN agency from operating within the territory of Israel.
- Officials in Gaza said at least 70 people were killed in Israeli attacks across the territory on Sunday.
- The Secretary of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, expressed his regret about the dramatic conditions in which the residents who are still trapped in Northern Gaza live.
- Iraq submitted a formal protest request to the UN against Israel for violating its airspace to attack Iran on Saturday.
- An emergency meeting of the UN Security Council will take place today at 21.00 Greek time, at the request of Iran.
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