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Egypt and Qatar are working on diplomatic moves to urge the Palestinian faction to accept the former US president's ultimatum to halt the conflict in the Gaza Strip, as stated by the Egyptian top diplomat.

Growing Pressure on Hamas

Badr Abdelatty declared that the moment has arrived for the organization to surrender arms and not give Israeli forces any excuse to prolong its military campaign in Gaza, where two dozen Gazans were lost their lives on recently.

“We must avoid providing any justification for ongoing civilian casualties, which have escalated far beyond the events of October 7th,” Abdelatty remarked.

He added that Cairo is “coordinating with our brothers in Qatar and with our colleagues in Turkey in order to convince Hamas to respond positively to this plan”.

Details of the US Initiative

The initiative would necessitate Hamas to:

• Surrender weapons and withdraw from political activities
• Release the remaining 48 hostages from the previous year's events, including two dozen are thought to survive

In exchange, Israeli authorities would:

• Gradually withdraw its military from Gaza
• Be replaced by an global peacekeeping unit
• Allow a transitional authority headed by the former president

Most analysts agree that the plan would effectively terminate Hamas’s identity as an militant organization, while the Israeli side would offer limited compromises.

Internal Divisions within the Faction

The group is reportedly split over how to respond, with factions asking for a delay to evaluate the proposal.

Izz al-Din al-Haddad has objected to the plan, viewing it as a move to eradicate the group if they agree.

Sources close to the group suggest that the faction is inclined to seek modifications regarding:

• Disarmament terms
• Ongoing deployment of soldiers in the area
• Assurances that the Hamas leaders will not be pursued

Civilian Suffering Deteriorates

Israeli forces persisted in its operations in Gaza City and airstrikes across the wider strip on Friday, claiming the lives of 28 people.

Several of the victims were in the northern city, while the rest died in the south, among them three in an aerial attack in al-Masawi, which had been previously designated a safe zone.

Israel issued its last evacuation order for Gaza City on Wednesday, with the top defense official stating that those who stay would be considered a terrorist or terrorist supporter, a designation that violates humanitarian standards.

Numerous of people remain stranded in the urban area, including those who cannot afford the trip to the south, which reportedly costs over a thousand dollars.

“Many people are left to sleep along the roads until they can find shelter,” stated an aid official.

United Nations agencies declared that there is no safe place for evacuees from the city, as areas labeled as “safe zones” in southern Gaza are dangerous.

A UNICEF spokesperson called the idea of secure areas as “absurd”, noting that airstrikes are dropped with alarming regularity and shelters used as safe havens are regularly reduced to rubble.

Healthcare System under Extreme Pressure

Hospitals in the south are overwhelmed, with the medical unit treating significantly beyond its normal limits.

Recently, al-Nasser hospital admitted 27 bodies of people shot dead by the troops.

A senior doctor characterized the circumstances as “very hard”.

Israel has been accused of striking healthcare facilities and staff, with a nurse reportedly “abducted” while heading to her job in Khan Younis.

Israel has asserted that arrested medical officials had links with the group, though without providing evidence.

Fatalities from the conflict in Gaza has amounted to more than sixty-two thousand Gazans killed and approximately 170,000 wounded, as reported by the medical sources.