Gaza ceasefire may take more time, says Israeli
Israeli officials say that the gaps between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas in the peace talks in Qatar can be bridged, but it may take more than a few days to reach an agreement for free hostages and stop the struggle.
After saying that US President Donald Trump said last week, a new US -backed proposal could lead to an agreement, delegations from Israel and Hamas have been renovated for an agreement since Sunday.
Trump met with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday evening, and strongly opposed all major Palestinian groups to move some of Gaza’s inhabitants abroad. The Israeli leader also presented Trump a letter to the Nobel Peace Prize.
Qatari spokesman Majed Al Ansari said in a statement on Tuesday that Qatar and Egyptian mediators have not yet discussed the last ceasefire agreement, but still looking for an agreement on a principles that would lead to more detailed negotiations.
Al Ansari, “Negotiations have not yet started, but we talk to both sides within this framework.” He said.
“Both sides are still in Doha. So this is always a good sign.”
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Monday, Trump’s ambassador Steve Witkoff, who played an important role in preparing the latest cease -fire offer, will go to Doha this week.
The proposal envisages the gradual release of hostages, the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Gaza regions and the discussion of the war completely.
On Tuesday, there was no new reading during the talks from Hamas or Palestinian sources. Palestinian sources said on Monday that Israel has progressed by the limits of allowing humanitarian assistance to Gaza.
Israeli Minister Zeev Elkin, who was sitting in the security cabinet of Netanyahu, said that a ceasefire would be accepted as “an important chance”.
“Hamas wants to change the subject, not simple, but there’s progress,” Israel’s public publisher said to Kan on Tuesday.
Washington told journalists that the briefing senior Israeli officials said that concluding agreements in Doha could last for more than a few days. Another Israeli official said progress has been achieved.
In the city of Gaza, children, the Israeli air strike of the residents was shot overnight and the wounded between the children passed the wreckage. The Israeli army did not immediately detail about the target of the strike.
Uz We hope that a ceasefire will be reached and the massacres against the Palestinian people will stop, Mohammed Mohammed Joundi said, after the attack, he stands in the left rubble.
Former hostage Keith Siegel, who was released in a previous ceasefire in Israel’s Parliament in Jerusalem, told the pain of those held for hundreds of days in Hamas captivity.
“We have an opportunity window to save lives,” he said, “Every minute is critical.”
Hamas asked for the end of the war before releasing the remaining hostages; Israel insisted that all hostages would not accept the war until Hamas was dismantled. It is believed that at least 20 of the 50 hostages in Gaza are still alive.
The war began on October 7, 2023 when the militants led by Hamas attacked Israel, killed about 1200 people and took 251 hostages to Gaza.
Israel’s next campaign against Hamas in Gaza has killed more than 57,000 Palestinians since then, according to local health authorities, it has displaced the entire population of more than two million people, led to a human crisis in Enclave and left the region in ruins.
