Egypt is reported to have proposed a formula for a truce as they are proposing seven to 10 days where all civilians would be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, reports Al Jazeera.
There are a couple of extra elements that might be more challenging for the Israeli government to agree to. There’s another stage that suggests the release of all female soldiers in exchange for Palestinian prisoners – that would get another seven-day ceasefire. And then a month of negotiations to discuss the release of all military personnel held by Hamas in exchange for a lot more prisoners and Israel pulling back to Gaza’s borders.
Israel’s war cabinet will continue to discuss that on Monday. But there are a lot of political considerations here in Israel. The cabinet is not particularly united. One minister is criticizing the government for having a large ground operation instead of air strikes, resulting in the deaths of 17 soldiers since Friday.
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