The plan includes a map that illustrates how, under the proposal, Israel would gradually back away from its current lines of control in Gaza. Meanwhile, Israel would release 250 life-sentence prisoners and 1,700 Gazans detained in the aftermath of the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that began the war. The peace plan could put an end to a war that began when Hamas fighters killed over 1,200 Israelis and took roughly 250 hostage on Oct. 7, 2023. But Netanyahu suggested that Israel will continue its military operations if Hamas does not support the plan. More than 65,000 Palestinians have been killed as a result of Israel’s military response, although that figure does not distinguish between civilian and combatant deaths.