Reuters, citing a Hamas leader: The military operations on both sides would stop during the three stages

GAZA, Jan. 31 (YPA) -Paris’ ceasefire proposal for Gaza includes three stages, Reuters reported, citing a senior leader in the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas.

The leader stated that the first stage involves releasing civilians, such as women, children, the elderly, and patients, while the second stage includes the release of all male and female recruits.

The third stage involves handing over the dead bodies, he added, noting that all military operations from both sides will cease throughout the three stages.

The leader continued: “The number of Zionist prisoners to be released “has not been determined,” and the matter is “left to the negotiation process.”

Earlier in the day, the head of the political bureau of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, announced that the movement had received a proposal for a ceasefire after talks in Paris and would study it.

Hamas’ response would be based on the priority of ending the aggression on Gaza and withdrawing the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) from the strip, Haniyeh added.

He added that the leadership of Hamas received an invitation to visit Cairo to discuss a framework for a ceasefire that emerged from the Paris meeting, in accordance with an overarching vision that realizes the national interests of the Palestinian people in the foreseeable future.

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