Blinken and the Moroccan Foreign Minister ask Hamas and Israel to accept the ceasefire proposal

June 4 (EUROPA PRESS) –

The Secretary of the United States Department of State, Antony Blinken, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Morocco, Naser Burita, have asked Israel and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) to accept the ceasefire proposal for the Gaza Strip presented on Friday by US President Joe Biden.

While Blinken has transferred the responsibility of accepting it to Hamas, Burita has urged “the parties involved” to commit to the initiative, which will be implemented in several phases.

In this sense, Morocco has highlighted that the proposal would allow the establishment of a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, access for humanitarian aid, the protection of civilians, the return of displaced Palestinians and the reconstruction of the enclave, the state news agency reports. Moroccan, MAP.

Blinken, for his part, has highlighted that its implementation would “enormously” benefit the Palestinian and Israeli people alike, both through the release of more than a hundred hostages still held by Hamas and because of what Burita expressed, according to a statement. of the State Department.

The Moroccan Foreign Minister has expressed his conviction that lasting peace in the Middle East region “inevitably” requires a two-state solution. Finally, the head of US diplomacy thanked King Mohamed VI of Morocco for his humanitarian contribution to Gaza and for supporting a “more integrated, peaceful and stable” region.

Biden detailed a ‘road map’ proposed by Israel with three phases for a ceasefire in Gaza. The first would last six weeks and would include a ceasefire with the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the most populated areas of Gaza and the release of some of the hostages, including women and elderly people, in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners.

The president explained that the second phase includes the release of all remaining living hostages, including military personnel, and the Israeli Army will withdraw from the Gaza Strip. Finally, the third part contemplates “an important reconstruction plan for Gaza.”

Hamas has shown itself willing to address “positively” any proposal for a “permanent” ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, while Israel has maintained that the plan “would allow the war to continue until all its objectives are achieved, including the destruction of Hamas’ military and governance capabilities.