The first meeting of indirect interviews about the Hamas-Israel ceasefire in Qatar allegedly ended “inconclusive”.
Two Palestinian sources familiar with this matter on Monday told Reuters on Monday that the Israeli delegation had no sufficient mandate to achieve an agreement with Hamas.
“After the first meeting of indirect negotiations in Doha, the Israeli delegation is not sufficiently justified … To reach an agreement with Hamas because it has no real powers,” Reuters said.
In Qatar, indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas began towards an agreement on the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The interviews continued on Sunday, before the third visit to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the White House, because US President Donald Trump returned to power almost six months ago.
Netanyahu said before his departure to Washington that Israeli negotiators who participate in the ceasefire interviews have clear instructions to achieve an agreement on a ceasefire under the conditions Israel accepted.
“The negotiations relate to implementation mechanisms and the replacement of hostages and positions are exchanged through mediators,” AFP said.
On Saturday evening, the crowds gathered on the public square in Tel Aviv near the Headquarters of the Ministry of Defense to call for an agreement on a ceasefire and return of about 50 hostages that were still held in Gaza. Demonstrators waved Israeli flags, sang and carried posters with photos hostage.
The war between Israel and Hamas, which ruled the Gaza Strip, began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas attacked South Israel, killed around 1,200 people, and according to Israeli Talli, he took 251 hostages.
About 20 remaining hostages are still considered alive. Most of the original hostages were liberated through diplomatic negotiations, although the Israeli army also gained some.
The Ministry of Health Gaza says that the Israeli retaliation military attack on the enclave killed over 57,000 Palestinians. It also caused a hungry crisis, a displaced population, mostly in Gaza, and left the territory in the ruins.
(With Reuters inputs)
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