Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu Has Not Received A 2 Day Ceasefire Proposal In Gaza And Exchange 4 Hostages

JAKARTA - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has yet to accept a ceasefire proposal in Gaza and an agreement to release hostages.

CNN previously reported Egypt on Sunday proposed a two-day ceasefire in Gaza that would facilitate the exchange of four Israeli hostages detained in the enclave with Palestinian prisoners detained in Israel in unspecified quantities.

In a closed meeting of the Likud Party, Netanyahu said, Israel had not yet received a proposal for the release of four hostages in exchange for a 48-hour ceasefire in Gaza, his spokesman Dr. Omer Dostri said.

"If such a proposal is submitted, the prime minister will immediately accept it," he added.

Earlier, Israeli opposition leader Benny Gantz asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach an agreement that would allow the release of hostages held hostage by Hamas, even if it had to be paid at a price that was suffering'.

"The time is more mature than ever to seek quick plans to repatriate the hostages," Gantz said at a parliamentary meeting of the National Unity Party he chaired.

"I call on the prime minister the same as you order an attack on Iran, do what is right and it is necessary to repatriate our daughter and son, even if you have to bear the painful consequences don't hesitate, because you will receive the full reward. support," he added.

Gantz admitted fighting in Gaza had to continue for years, but emphasized the importance of bringing the hostages back.

"The question is whether we will see 101 of our girls and boys, who were kidnapped for the greatest failure in our history, during your surveillance," Gantz said, referring to the number of hostages still detained in Gaza.