Gaza Hamas has said it is ready to immediately begin indirect talks on the remaining “points of contention” in a US ceasefire and hostage deal proposal, as mediators vow to increase efforts to reach a truce in Gaza.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sworn to take full possession of the Gaza Strip, and that the current military offensive would continue. Those of us who believe that Israel has the right and obligation to defend itself must therefore ask: what sort of control does this mean, and what are we preparing to inherit?

Israel said it accepted a new draft of a U.S. peace plan in Gaza, but Hamas so far has not provided an official reply. The deal would pause the war for 60 days, but not permanently end it, as Hamas is demanding.

It is far from clear how late “later on” is. Israel has now been at war with Hamas for more than 19 months. Dozens of hostages have died. And, as Netanyahu’s backtracking implicitly acknowledged, there is no immediate prospect for the remaining living hostages to be freed.

By Palestine Chronicle Staff Hamas says it accepted a US-mediated ceasefire proposal in principle but accuses Israel of removing all key guarantees, including a full withdrawal and uninterrupted humanitarian aid.

Hamas wants a full withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza and a permanent ceasefire, terms U.S. and Israeli officials have rejected as unacceptable.

The proposal has not been publicized, but a Hamas official and an Egyptian official independently confirmed some of the details.

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