Details of the exchange negotiations: 5 Hamas proposals, 9 Israeli responses and 4 American proposals
Indirect negotiations continue between the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and Israel in the Qatari capital, Doha, alongside ongoing fighting in the Gaza Strip and continued pressure on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to he enters into an exchange agreement.
The current round of negotiations in Doha resumed a few days ago on all its tracks and moved to the stage of technical meetings, as the spokesperson for the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Majid Al-Ansari, declared last Tuesday. .
The following is a presentation of the most important contents of the submitted offers, which are currently under negotiation.
Hamas proposals
Hamas said the fundamental principles underlying its vision of the negotiating package, which it presented to mediators in Egypt and Qatar, are based on five main points: a ceasefire, an unconditional return of the displaced , the withdrawal of the Israeli occupying army from Gaza, the entry of aid and relief materials, and reconstruction.
She stressed that the principles and foundations she presented are considered necessary for the agreement and the prisoner exchange file, and that they will remain oriented towards the rights and concerns of the Palestinian people.
Sources spoke to Al Jazeera about the most important provisions of Hamas' proposal, which, according to these sources, include:
A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in 3 phases, each lasting 42 days.
Hamas stipulated that the occupying forces would withdraw from Al-Rashid and Salah Al-Din streets to allow the return of the displaced to the northern Gaza Strip and the passage of aid.
In exchange for the release of every living prisoner, she offered to release 50 Palestinian prisoners that she would specify, 30 of whom would receive life sentences.
At the start of the second phase, Hamas stipulated that a permanent ceasefire be declared before any exchange of its captured soldiers.
Begin the overall process of rebuilding the Gaza Strip and ending the siege with the start of the third phase of the agreement.
A source told Al Jazeera that the movement, as usual, presented a comprehensive three-step document leading to what is called "sustainable calm", in which it provided all the details for the first step, while providing basic headings for the second and third stages.
Israeli response
Despite several rounds of negotiations; Israel has not revealed any detailed vision or proposals ahead of the current round of negotiations in Doha.
He was content - at least in what was published - to declare a total rejection of the demands of Hamas and the resistance.
However, the Israeli delegation participating in the Doha negotiations provided – for the first time, at least according to what was announced – sometimes detailed observations on the demands of the resistance.
Below are highlights of the Israeli response presented during the Doha negotiations:
The Israeli response to the launch of the agreement took place in three stages: it provided general answers on some of the points contained in the Hamas proposal and provided more detailed ones regarding the prisoner exchange.
In its response to Hamas' proposal, Israel rejected a complete withdrawal of its forces from the Gaza Strip.
Israel also rejected a permanent ceasefire, as proposed in the document submitted by Hamas, which stated that the start of the second phase would coincide with the declaration of a permanent ceasefire.
The Israeli negotiating delegation also refrained from accepting an unconditional return of displaced people to their areas. Instead, the Israeli response proposed a limited return of two thousand displaced people per day to the northern Gaza Strip, two weeks after the start of implementation of the agreement. agreement, while Hamas initially stipulated the withdrawal of the occupying forces from both Al-Rashid and Salah Al-Din streets, to allow the displaced to return to their areas and facilitate the passage of aid.
The Israeli proposal did not provide any details regarding humanitarian aid or an end to the siege, while the Hamas proposal predicted that the start of the third phase would coincide with the start of the overall process of rebuilding the Gaza Strip and the end of the seat.
Prisoner exchange
Here, the Israeli response provides more detail on Tel Aviv's vision, demands and conditions regarding the prisoner exchange clause, but it keeps the ceiling low and far from what was proposed by the Hamas document. are the following:
Demanding the release, initially, of 40 living Israeli detainees of all categories, while Hamas offered, in exchange for the release of each living captive, to release 50 Palestinian prisoners determined by the movement, including 30 prisoners serving sentences. life sentences.
Israel rejected Hamas's demand to release 30 lifers for every female soldier and, in exchange, offered to release only 5, to be determined by it.
Israel also chose to maneuver in another area, stipulating - in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners released under the Shalit agreement and subsequently arrested - that the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades - the military wing of the Hamas movement - freeing two soldiers it held captive before the current war, namely Hadar, Goldin and Shaul Aron.
The Israeli response also included Tel Aviv's right to expel life-sentenced prisoners out of Palestine who will be released during the agreement.
The American proposal
It appears that given the difficulty of the negotiations and the wide gap between the two proposals, the mediators are trying to bridge the gap and fill the major gaps in the negotiations, while the United States has presented a new proposal and the Israeli government Official Broadcasting Corporation cited some of its details from a senior official - without naming him - and said Tel Aviv had agreed, but was waiting for Hamas' response.
Here are some details of this proposal, according to this official:
The US proposal includes Tel Aviv's commitment not to assassinate senior Hamas leaders if they are exiled outside the Gaza Strip.
The US proposal demands that this Israeli commitment be in exchange for an agreement including the demilitarization of the Gaza Strip and the return of all prisoners held in Gaza.
The American proposal also includes the withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from the Gaza Strip.
The United States is promoting this proposal as part of the phase following the agreement to release 40 detainees in Gaza in exchange for a 6-week ceasefire.
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