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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
First phase of six-week truce would see release of sick, wounded, elderly and female hostages — White House
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan (L) and Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani. (Collage/AFP)
US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and visiting Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani “underscored that the release of sick, wounded, elderly and women hostages would result in an immediate ceasefire in Gaza over a period of at least six weeks,” according to a White House readout of their meeting earlier today.
“This first phase of a ceasefire would also enable a surge of humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza, and provide time and space to secure more enduring arrangements and sustained calm,” the readout adds.
