Photo / APIsrael and Hamas on Monday gave cool public receptions to an Egyptian proposal to end their bitter war. But Netanyahu faces heavy domestic pressure to reach a deal to bring home the 100-plus Israeli hostages kidnapped on October 7 who remain in captivity in Gaza. It was unclear if they would discuss the Egyptian proposal. The war has devastated large parts of Gaza, killed more than 20,600 Palestinians and displaced almost all of the territory’s 2.3 million people. Egyptian proposalThe Egyptian proposal is an ambitious bid not only to end the war, but lay out a plan for the day after.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 25, 2023 23:36 UTC