The mediate east envoy of Donald Trump, Steve Witkoff, during a Saturday gathering with the families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas, reported that a plan was being developed together with the Israeli government, which, he stressed, "in practice marks the end of the war in the Gaza Strip."
War in the Gaza Strip. Hamas' fresh demands and US plan
– We have a very good plan that we are working on with the Israeli government and Prime Minister Netanyahu. It concerns the reconstruction of Gaza and means in practice ending the war," Witkoff said.
Witkoff besides stated that Hamas was willing to disarm himself to end the conflict. However, the organisation, in consequence to media reports, denied these suggestions, stressing that it would not lay down its arms until an independent and sovereign Palestinian state with its capital in Jerusalem was created.
Importantly, the fresh negotiations between Israel and Hamas, which were to lead to a 60-day ceasefire and the release of parts of the hostages, ended in failure.
Hamas publishes further recordings of Israeli hostages
On Saturday Hamas published another video with Israeli hostage – Evatre David. The video shows an highly thin and hungry man digging down. “What I do is to dig a grave for myself,” says the Israeli in a material published by a terrorist organization.
Earlier, the second terrorist organization in the Gaza Strip, muslim Jihad, besides released a recording of the hostage – Roma Braslawski. This man is besides in a terrible condition.
Let us remind you that the humanitarian situation in Gaza remains dramatic. Palestinian enclaves have been surviving in very hard conditions for months and access to humanitarian aid is limited. People are starving.
Some supplies are taken over by Hamas, who uses them for their own purposes, depriving civilians of the essential support. In fresh days, after criticism over the media, Israel has increased its aid to scope civilians. It is delivered to Gaza by UAE, Germany, France and the USA.
Poland besides announced financial assistance to Palestinians. The starving children in Gaza don't know what Hamas is. Israel, even erstwhile acting in self-defense, is not exempt from respecting global law," said MFA head Radosław Sikorski.
