The Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported on Sunday that the Israeli military supports a temporary ceasefire in Gaza to facilitate a prisoner exchange deal with the Hamas movement.
The report stated that the Israeli army has expressed a willingness to halt hostilities temporarily in the Gaza Strip.
The military leaders conveyed this stance to political officials, as previous attempts to secure the release of detainees through military operations have not been successful.
The release of these detainees is a key objective in the ongoing conflict.
The authority indicated that the military requests a ceasefire that does not result in a complete cessation of hostilities, according to the Arab World News Agency.
In a related report, Israel’s Channel 12 within the Israeli Broadcasting Authority mentioned that the military seeks a pause in fighting to regroup, restore military capabilities, and conduct equipment maintenance and resupply operations.
The authority added that the military believes the ceasefire would allow for the gathering of intelligence information and the development of updated operational plans, as the situation on the ground evolves.
This could potentially involve adding new targets to the existing list.
The authority emphasized that, for the military, the ceasefire does not mean leaving the Gaza Strip entirely but transitioning to a different posture while maintaining a presence in the area that divides the Gaza Strip into two parts.
Military forces would continue operations to destroy tunnels and prevent Gaza residents from returning to their homes in the northern part of the territory.
In a related context, the Broadcasting Authority reported that a dispute has arisen in Israel among politicians due to Hamas’s delay in responding to the Paris meeting proposal held last Sunday, involving the United States, Egypt, Qatar, and Israel.
The authority noted that some sources consider this delay to be a technical issue, as the Prime Minister of Qatar did not return to his country until the end of the week, and he is expected to provide Israel with the final answer.
Other sources believe that this is a fundamental disagreement among senior Hamas officials, with some of them demanding explicit amendments regarding the end of the conflict as part of the deal.
