The agreement stipulated as a condition for the ceasefire that Hamas release some of the Israeli hostages held in Gaza since October 7. In the first wave, children kidnapped by Hamas, the elderly and the sick could be included in the exchange.
The trial began last week when a US delegation and Israeli authorities were in Cairo. Qatar would be responsible for speaking directly to Hamas, while the Americans would fulfill their role as Israel’s interlocutor.
In recent days, Joe Biden’s administration has been talking about the possibility of a ceasefire. However, with conditions, a demand also from Israel. In both the UN Security Council and the General Assembly, the texts submitted for different votes did not create the conditions for the proposed breaks.
As negotiations continue, a meeting in Paris will attempt to mobilize international resources to support the Palestinians. Even before the new phase of the war, humanitarian organizations were without resources for months. Today they are experiencing an unprecedented financial crisis.
At the start of the debates, French President Emmanuel Macron defended a ceasefire. For him, a “humanitarian pause” must be agreed upon immediately, which would ultimately lead to a ceasefire.
“In the short term, we must work to protect civilians. To do this, we need a humanitarian pause very quickly and work towards a ceasefire,” said Macron. “Civilians must be protected, it is essential and nonnegotiable and an immediate necessity,” he stressed.