Israel Offers Hamas Week-Long Truce

Details have been announced.

Israel is proposing a suspension of hostilities in Gaza for at least one week. This is the first proposal after the breakdown of the previous one.

This is reported by Axios.

About 130 Israeli and foreign citizens are still being held hostage in the Gaza Strip. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said on Tuesday that eight Americans are among them.

Under the new agreement, those released would include the remaining women, men over 60 and other hostages who are sick or seriously injured and in need of urgent medical attention.

As part of the proposal, Israel said it would agree to a temporary cease-fire for at least one week. In the previous deal, Israel agreed to a week-long pause in its attacks in the Gaza Strip in exchange for 80 hostages.

Israel has also suggested it may release Palestinian prisoners convicted of more serious attacks against Israel than those released under the previous deal. Israeli officials say there are dozens of such Palestinian prisoners, who are old or sick and could be released as part of the humanitarian deal.