For israeli hostages. President joe biden had said a pause in fighting could begin as soon as monday. The talks will try to reach a Ceasefire Agreement that can be implemented before the start of ramadan, on the 10th of march. The draft framework would include a 40 day pause in all military operations. Reports suggest 400 Palestinian Prisoners which israel says are serving sentences for terror related crimes could be exchanged for forty female and elderly israeli hostages. Under the proposed ceasefire, hospitals in gaza would be repaired, while 500 aid trucks would enter gaza each day. But the israeli Prime Minister, benjamin netanyahu, has vowed to go ahead with an assault on gazas southernmost city, rafah, regardless of any agreement. 0ur middle east correspondent Yolande Knell sent the latest from jerusalem. The scramble to survive. Hungry crowds gathering on the beachfront in gaza city after Hearing Aid Lorries were heading there, loaded with flour. Translation there is no food fo
Start by the beginning of next week. Reuters News Agency Says hamas has received a draught proposal from Gaza Truce Talks in paris which includes a 40 day pause in all Military Operations and the exchange of Palestinian Prisoners for israeli hostages at a ratio of ten to one. As negotiations between hamas and israel continue, President Biden has said israel has agreed in principle not to engage in military activities in gaza during the muslim holy month of ramadan. Heres the us president speaking late on monday. Reporter can you give us a sense of when you think that ceasefire will start . Well, i hope by the beginning of the weekend. I mean, end of the weekend. My National Security adviser tells me that were close. Were close. Not done yet. And my hope is by next monday well have a ceasefire. In the hours after that statement, President Biden also appeared on Late Night With Seth Meyers on nbc, where he said israel has agreed in principle not to engage in military activities in the ga