Report: Paris proposes detailed political solution for Israel-Hamas war

Paris has launched contacts with all those concerned with “what is happening on the ground” in the Israel-Hamas war, opening direct channels with Doha and Ankara to “explore the stances over the possibility of reaching a sustainable solution,” Lebanon’s al-Akhbar newspaper reported on Monday.

Below is a summary of the French plan as published by the Lebanese daily:

- A ceasefire on all fronts

- The submission of lists of the captives and missing by the two sides

- A comprehensive prisoner exchange that includes Israelis captured in previous wars

- The entry of aid into Gaza without any preconditions

- Tasking the Palestinian Authority with managing all the affairs of the Gaza Strip and overseeing the reconstruction process

- Deploying Arab and Muslim forces from nations that have ties with Israel on the border between Gaza and Israel

- Launching negotiations aimed at reaching a political solution based on the two-state initiative