Report: Kerry truce draft ignores Israeli demands
Ynetnews
Israel quickly rejected the proposal, with some commentators questioning Kerry's grasp of the situation in Gaza. The newspaper claimed that the draft banned Israel from destroying the so-called terror tunnels that entered Israeli territory from Gaza during a proposed seven-day humanitarian ceasefire. According to Haaretz, the draft contained 3 key items outlining the ceasefire agreement between Israel and the "Palestinian factions." These items include a seven-day humanitarian ceasefire beginning Sunday evening, use of the understandings reached after Pillar of Defense in 2012 as a starting point, and talks in Cairo "within 48 hours" to resolve outstanding issues pertinent to maintaining a long-term cease-fire. Furthermore, Haaretz reported, the draft also completely ignores Egypt and instead gives supervision for the implementation of the agreement to Turkey and Qatar, both openly hostile to Israel and extremely sympathetic to Hamas. |
Monday, July 28, 2014
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