Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, now in its 337th day, has killed nearly 41,000 Palestinians — mostly women and children — and wounded around 95,000 others, a conservative estimate, with 10,000+ believed to be buried under debris of bombed homes.
Saturday, September 7, 2024
2237 GMT — Israeli and US officials have said that Washington is "not optimistic" about reaching a hostage swap deal with Palestinian factions in Gaza, but will soon present a new proposal.
Washington is drafting a new proposal, which will be presented to Tel Aviv and mediators, although the US is not optimistic about finalising a deal soon, state-run broadcasting authority KAN reported, citing unnamed Israeli and US officials.
The officials said the US has labelled the plan that is being drafted as a “last chance proposal.”
They indicated that it “might be presented tomorrow (Sunday) or in the next few days.”
According to what the officials told KAN, the "US settlement proposal includes all the contentious points, foremost among them the Philadelphi Corridor between the Gaza Strip and Egypt."
