Gaza war: Mediators urge Israel and Hamas to finalise US President Biden's peace plan
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Mediators of the Gaza war on Saturday (June 1) urged Israel and Hamas to finalise the peace plan shared by United States (US) President Joe Biden. Since the war began in October last year, the US, Egypt, and Qatarhave for monthsbeen seekingto mediate an end to the war, but a deal has proven elusive. US President Biden said on Friday that the peace plan would bringimmediate relief to people in Gaza and the hostages and their families.
Israel had proposed a deal involving an initial six-week ceasefire with a partial Israeli military withdrawal and the release of some hostages while "a permanent end to hostilities" is negotiated through mediators, Biden added.
Hamas said on Friday it was ready to engage "positively and in a constructive manner." However, a member of the Palestinian militant group told Qatari media that Hamas had not yet received details of the proposal, according to news agency Reuters.
"No agreement can be reached before the demand for the withdrawal of the occupation army and a ceasefire is met," the member added.
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Deal will be characterised by Israel and Hamas
Israel has been willing only to suspend the war in exchange for hostages, saying it would resume the campaign to eliminate the Hamas threat.
A senior Biden administration official asked about a potential rift in the USand Israeli viewpoints on the future of Hamas and suggested this may be open to interpretation and would come down to future Egyptian and Qatari sway over the movement.
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"I have no doubt that the deal will be characterised by Israel and be characterised by Hamas," the official said, according to reports.
Israeli war cabinet member threatens to resign
On Saturday, Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz threatened to resign next week if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not formaGazaday-after plan with him. Gantzvoiced appreciation for Biden and called for the Israeli war cabinet to be convened "to decide the next steps."
Netanyahu has faced increasing domestic pressure over the fate of hostages and from a resurgent anti-government movement, with Israelis rallying again on Saturday near military headquarters in Tel Aviv.