Hamas said on Saturday that she had submitted to the mediators her response to a ceasefire proposal for Gaza presented by the US President’s envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkov, without expressly stating if she accepted it.

The Palestinian organization said in a statement that under the agreement, it would release ten living hostages and 18 bodies in exchange for the liberation of Israel of some Palestinian prisoners, according to Reuters.

“The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) today submitted its response to the latest proposal by American envoy Steve Witkov on the sides of mediation.”Hamas said in the announcement. “In the context of this agreement, ten living prisoners of the occupation held by the resistance will be released, plus the return of 18 corpses, in return for an agreed number of Palestinian prisoners » held by Israel, he added.

“This proposal aims to achieve a permanent ceasefire, the complete departure from the Gaza Strip and to ensure helping to our people and our families in the Gaza Strip”stated in the announcement.

It is recalled that the US plan for Gaza, according to Reuters, provides for a 60 -day ceasefire and the release of 28 Israeli hostages – life and dead – in the first week, in exchange for the release of 1,236 Palestinian prisoners and the return of the corpses180.

The document, which states that it has a “guarantor” of US President Donald Trump and the mediating countries Egypt Ms Qatar, includes the mission of humanitarian aid to Gaza as soon as Hamas gave her consent to the ceasefire agreement. Help will be distributed by the United Nations, the Red Crescent and other agreed channels.

The White House said Thursday that Israel has agreed with the US proposal to cease fire.

Israeli media reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the hostage families held in Gaza that Israel accepted the agreement presented by Trump’s envoy in the Middle East Steve Witkov.

For its part, the Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas said yesterday that it received the Israeli response to the proposal, which he said, “It does not respond to any of the Palestinian law and legal requests”including the immediate cessation of hostilities and the end of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Organization official Basem Naim said the Israeli response “It is essentially seeking to ensure occupation and perpetuate murders and starvation policies, even during the time it is supposed to be a period of temporary decline.”