The president of United States, Joe Bidenconfirmed this Friday a ‘road map’ proposed by Israel with three phases for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip after mediating with Netanyahu’s government, a proposal ratified by Israel and evaluated “positively” by Hamas.

“After intense diplomacy carried out by my team, after my many conversations with leaders of Israel, Qatar and Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries, Israel has now offered a new comprehensive proposal. “It is a ‘roadmap’ toward a lasting ceasefire and the release of all hostages,” Biden said.

A proposal that Israel confirmed shortly after, although with nuances. “The prime minister has authorized the negotiating team to present a proposal for that purpose (to free the hostages).which would also allow Israel to continue the war until all its objectives are achieved, including the destruction of Hamas’ military and government capabilities,” the prime minister’s office said in a statement, on the social network X.

In this sense, he has indicated that the actual proposal presented by Israel includes a transition from one phase to the next that allows Israel to “defend these principles.” Netanyahu’s office has not detailed whether the announced proposal is the same as that detailed by US President Joe Biden, according to ‘The Times of Israel’ newspaper.

Hamas evaluates the proposal “positively”

During his appearance, Biden stressed that Qatar has transmitted this proposal to the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), which has ended up responding. Hamas has shown itself willing to address “positively” any proposal for a “permanent” ceasefire. in the Gaza Strip.

“Hamas welcomes the statements in today’s speech by US President Joe Biden and his call for a permanent ceasefire, the withdrawal of occupation forces from the Gaza Strip, reconstruction and the exchange of prisoners (for hostages). ),” reads a statement from the Palestinian militia collected by the ‘Al Jazeera’ network.

Hamas has said it is in favor of “the return of displaced civilians to their homes throughout Gaza” and to close an agreement with Israel in order to carry out an exchange of Palestinian prisoners for hostages “only if the occupation explicitly commits to it.”

What is the proposal?

Biden, in addition to announcing the proposal, has detailed it. As the American president has explained, this plan presents three phases which the American detailed during his speech.

In the first phase that would last six weeks, a complete ceasefire is contemplated, the handover of hostages, as well as the withdrawal of Israeli troops who are currently in “populated areas of Gaza” so that the Gazans could return. During this time the second stage would be negotiated, in which the “cease-fire” permanently”.

Something that would entail the total handover of Israeli hostages, but also the Complete withdrawal of Benjamin Netanyahu’s army from the entire area that makes up the punished Gaza Strip. It would be then that a third phase would be reached in which the entire reconstruction of the area would be carried out.