President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt has proposed a two-day truce in Gaza that would potentially pave the way for a long-term ceasefire, as Israel’s genocide has killed more than one thousand Palestinians in the northern areas of the Strip in less than a month.

 

The proposal, which includes exchanging four Israeli captives held in Gaza for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, came as thousands of trapped civilians endure relentless Israeli attacks that have killed at least fifty people, including five journalists, since Sunday.

 

At a news conference in Cairo, President el-Sisi said the two days lull in fighting and prisoner exchange would be followed by more talks in the next ten days.