Egypt, Qatar and the United States issued a joint statement on June 1, jointly calling on the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and Israel to reach a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip based on the new proposal recently announced by the United States.
The joint statement said Egypt, Qatar and the United States jointly called on Hamas and Israel to reach an agreement that reflects the principles of the new proposal announced by the United States, which unites the demands of all parties and "provides a roadmap for a permanent ceasefire and an end to the crisis."
On May 31, US President Biden announced a new proposal at the White House aimed at achieving a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and ensuring the release of detainees. Biden said that this "comprehensive new proposal" was the product of multiple rounds of diplomatic dialogues between the United States and Israel, Qatar, Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries. Hamas issued a statement on the same day saying that Hamas "positively views" the relevant proposals announced by Biden.
The Israeli Prime Minister's Office issued a statement on June 1 saying that Israel's conditions for ending the fighting "have not changed", namely destroying Hamas' military and governance capabilities, releasing all detained persons, and ensuring that the Gaza Strip no longer poses a threat to Israel. Before these conditions are met, it is "unworkable" to think that Israel will agree to a permanent ceasefire.
On the evening of June 1, a large number of Israelis held demonstrations in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and other places, calling on the Israeli government to accept the new proposal. Israeli National Security Minister Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Smotrich issued statements separately saying that if Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu accepts the proposal to end the military operation in the Gaza Strip, the parties they lead will leave the ruling coalition.
Since the outbreak of the new round of Israeli-Palestinian conflict more than seven months ago, Israel and Hamas have held several rounds of negotiations. Since the two sides reached a brief ceasefire in November last year in exchange for the release of some detained persons, there has been no new progress in the negotiations. Starting from May 7 this year, Hamas, Israel and relevant mediators held a new round of ceasefire negotiations in Cairo, the capital of Egypt. An Israeli official said on May 9 that the ceasefire negotiations broke down and the Israeli army continued to launch an offensive in Rafah, a southern city in the Gaza Strip. Hamas issued a statement on the evening of May 30 saying that Hamas is willing to reach a "comprehensive agreement" with Israel if Israel stops attacking the Gaza Strip.