Hamas to present Gaza ceasefire blueprint on Thursday

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16 July 2014 21:43 (Last updated 16 July 2014 23:26)
The blueprint calls for reopening all Gaza crossings and creating a naval corridor for the Palestinian territory, the source told Anadolu Agency.

GAZA CITY

Palestinian resistance faction Hamas will present a 5-point blueprint for a ceasefire with Israel in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, a Palestinian source close to Hamas said Wednesday.

The blueprint calls for reopening all Gaza crossings and creating a naval corridor for the Palestinian territory, the source told Anadolu Agency.

The proposal also calls for a permanent opening of the Rafah crossing with Egypt and providing international guarantees that the terminal will not be closed.

The Hamas plan also calls for allowing free movement for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem and the release of detainees who had been released as part of a 2011 prisoner swap but were rearrested several weeks ago on the pretext that they had violated the terms of their parole.

According to the Palestinian source, the blueprint will be presented to the Arab League, Egypt, the United Nations and Jordan.

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The Rafah border terminal represents Gaza's only window to the outside world that is not under Israeli control.

Egyptian authorities generally only open the crossing for exceptional cases and for limited periods of time.

By Yasser al-Banna

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