Mostafa Salem
Hamas and Israel are at the closest point to a ceasefire-hostage agreement than they have been for months, according to Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari on Tuesday.
Indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas are ongoing in the Qatari capital Doha to finalize the details for a ceasefire-hostage deal in Gaza, Al Ansari said in a news conference.
“Because of past experiences… it’s difficult to put a timeframe for an announcement except I can say that we are today at the closest point in the past months to reaching an agreement,” he said.
Al Ansari added that a draft of the agreement has been presented to both sides, and that discussions are taking place to solve “simple issues,” mostly related to the implementation mechanisms.
The agreement wouldn’t be immediately implemented, he said, adding that it would come “shortly after” the parties reach an agreement.
Some sticking points remain in the negotiations, including Hamas’ demands that Israel withdraw from the Philadelphi corridor, a narrow strip of land along the Egypt-Gaza border, and commits to a permanent ceasefire rather than a temporary halt to the military operations launched in the wake of the Hamas October 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel.
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