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US Deeply Concerned About Violence in Israel, West Bank

US State Department spokesman Ned Price (File photo: Reuters)
US State Department spokesman Ned Price (File photo: Reuters)
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US Deeply Concerned About Violence in Israel, West Bank

US State Department spokesman Ned Price (File photo: Reuters)
US State Department spokesman Ned Price (File photo: Reuters)

The State Department said Wednesday that the US is highly concerned by the levels of violence in Israel and the West Bank and feared that the impact of the recent Israeli raid in the West Bank could set back efforts to restore calm.

State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a press briefing that Washington recognizes “the very real security concerns facing Israel. At the same time, we are deeply concerned by a large number of injuries and the loss of civilian lives.”

The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that 11 Palestinians were killed and more than 100 others wounded during the Israeli army raid in Nablus in the northern West Bank.

The Palestinian militant faction Islamic Jihad said Israeli troops had surrounded two of its Nablus commanders in a house, triggering a clash that drew in other gunmen.

Palestinian sources said the two Islamic Jihad commanders were killed along with another gunman. The fatalities included civilians, among them a 72-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said a 66-year-old man who suffered from gas inhalation during the raid died in hospital later on Wednesday. Medical officials said more than 100 Palestinians were wounded.

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Asharq Al-Awsat Reveals Details of Gaza Ceasefire Proposal

A man inspects the remains of a site that was hit by Israeli bombardment east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 14, 2025 amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by BASHAR TALEB / AFP)
A man inspects the remains of a site that was hit by Israeli bombardment east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 14, 2025 amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by BASHAR TALEB / AFP)
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Asharq Al-Awsat Reveals Details of Gaza Ceasefire Proposal

A man inspects the remains of a site that was hit by Israeli bombardment east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 14, 2025 amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by BASHAR TALEB / AFP)
A man inspects the remains of a site that was hit by Israeli bombardment east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on January 14, 2025 amid the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by BASHAR TALEB / AFP)

The parties involved in negotiations in the Qatari capital were on Tuesday hoping to finalize a plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip and agree on a prisoner exchange between Hamas and Israel.

It is likely that the agreement would be announced on Tuesday, unless new obstacles or conditions are imposed by Israel, several sources said. The deal, if reached, is expected to take effect 48 hours after the announcement.

Hamas sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the first phase of the agreement will last 60 days. They said Israeli ground forces will gradually withdraw from the Netzarim and Philadelphi corridors.

The sources familiar with the negotiations in Doha explained that the withdrawal from the Netzarim axis will be immediate. The withdrawal from the Philadelphia axis will begin gradually after 40 to 50 days from the start of the first phase.

Displaced people will be allowed to return on foot starting the seventh day of the ceasefire, without any searches. However, vehicles returning from southern Gaza to the north will be inspected using X-ray scanning equipment operated by Egyptian-Qatari companies, under the supervision and monitoring of several parties, including Israel, to prevent the transport of weapons.

The sources revealed that an agreement was reached on Monday night on a mechanism for the redeployment of Israeli forces, allowing them to remain in the border perimeter at varying distances of up to 700 meters, particularly in areas north of the Gaza Strip.

They clarified that after 40 days, the gradual withdrawal will begin from all areas of the Palestinian enclave, in preparation for negotiations concerning the second phase, during which Israeli forces will make a full withdrawal.

The Palestinian resistance will release women, children, and the elderly in exchange for the release of 1,000 prisoners from Gaza who were arrested during the current war, on the condition that they were not involved in the October 7, 2023, attack, the sources said.

They noted that in the first phase, 200 prisoners serving long sentences will also be released.

Regarding the Rafah crossing, the sources confirmed that it will be gradually reopened, allowing the passage of those who are sick and humanitarian cases out of the enclave for treatment, ensuring freedom of movement without the arrest or targeting of travelers by Israeli forces stationed at the Philadelphi corridor.