Don’t believe a word of this. A ceasefire for Ramadan? Sure. That’s when they plan to inflict the most damage.
US president appears upbeat as Hamas reportedly mulls 40-day halt in fighting with Palestinian prisoners swapped for Israeli hostages
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During the Meyers interview, Biden also said
Israelwould be willing to temporarily halt its war during the upcoming Muslim fasting month of Ramadan if a deal is reached to release some of the hostages. “Ramadan’s coming up and there has been an agreement by the Israelis that they would not engage in activities during Ramadan as well, in order to give us time to get all the hostages out,” Biden said.
His appearance came hours before details of a draft proposal from truce talks in Paris were reported by Reuters, citing a senior source close to the discussions. The plans reportedly included a 40-day pause in all military operations as well as the exchange of Palestinian prisoners for Israeli hostages at a ratio of 10 to one.
Under the ceasefire terms, hospitals and bakeries in
Gaza would be repaired, 500 aid trucks would enter into the strip each day and thousands of tents and caravans would be delivered to house the displaced, the Reuters source said.
The draft also reportedly stated Hamas would free 40 Israeli hostages including women, children under 19, people over 50 and the sick, while Israel would release about 400 Palestinian prisoners and would not re-arrest them, the source said.
It would also reportedly allow the gradual return of displaced civilians to northern Gaza, except men of military age.