Israel/Palestine
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The central points of the proposal include the following: Israel will stop its policy of strikes on terrorist leaders and commit to refrain from sending ground troops into the Strip; the Palestinian groups will cease all terrorist activity, including an immediate and complete stop to rocket fire and a cessation of construction of tunnels leading to Israel; all crossings between Israel and Gaza will be opened and people and goods will be allowed to pass through.
In addition, the combat zone in northern and eastern Gaza will be "deactivated" and PA security forces deployed there starting in 2016.
The Egyptian proposal also calls on Israel to authorize a fishing zone off the coast of Gaza of up to six nautical miles (11 kilometers), to be extended to 12 nautical miles (22 kilometers) depending on how the truce holds. The draft plan also requires Israel to help the PA rebuild infrastructure damaged in the recent operation as well as help provide urgent medical care for wounded Palestinians.
The document calls for negotiations to wrap up in Cairo within a month, after the cease-fire takes full effect. The negotiations will also address the Palestinian demand for an international airport and deep water sea port in Gaza, as well as prisoner exchanges and an exchange of bodies.
Hamas responded badly to the Egyptian proposal and stressed that it was only a draft, not a final framework. Senior Hamas official Izat a-Rishak said that the Palestinians had reservations about and many comments on the proposal's major points. However, he stressed that the Palestinians were still talking among themselves about presenting the Egyptians with a document stating their position as a response to the framework agreement authored by Egyptian intelligence, which is brokering the talks.
http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=19503
ellenrr
(3,864 posts)or behind the scenes, it would be ludicrous to expect a fair result.
sabbat hunter
(6,825 posts)unfair about the proposal?
King_David
(14,851 posts)The killing must stop I hope Hamas realized this .
shaayecanaan
(6,068 posts)It will be good for the fishermen to have larger fishing grounds and the closure of the killing grounds will save a lot of Palestinians from dying.