It's a roadmap to an enduring ceasefire, the United States president told reporters. Biden said the proposal involves three phases, the first of which would last six weeks and include a full and complete ceasefire, as well as the withdrawal of Israeli forces from all populated areas of Gaza.
The first phase would also see a number of captives held in the Gaza Strip – including women and the elderly – released in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in Israel, while humanitarian aid would flow into Gaza.
There are American hostages who would be released at this stage and we want them home, said Biden, adding that Qatar had transmitted the proposal to the Palestinian group Hamas, which governs Gaza.
Deadly Israeli attacks on Rafah have killed dozens of Palestinians and fuelled global outrage. More than 36,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's bombardment of Gaza since the war began in early October.
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