Negotiations for truce in Gaza will take ‘time’

Negotiations for truce in Gaza will take ‘time’

Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated that those responsible for mediation are talking to ‘separately’ with the delegations’ to establish a structure for discussions’ ‘

Photo by Bashar Taleb / AFPMore than 57,500 Palestinians died in the offensive that Israel launched in retaliation in the territory, mostly civilians, according to the Ministry of Health

THE Qatar said, on Tuesday (8), that conversations in progress to reach a truce agreement in Gaza between Israel and the Hamas They required “time” after the optimism expressed by US President Donald Trump about a possible advance. Indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas began in Doha on Sunday to reach a ceasefire after 21 months of a devastating conflict. On Tuesday, the spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, who acts as a mediator, indicated that those responsible for mediation are talking “separately” with the delegations “to establish a structure for discussions”. “I can tell you that we need time for it,” he said. On Monday (7), at a meeting between the US President and Israeli Prime Minister at the White House, Trump denied the existence of any “obstacle” for negotiations. “I think things are doing very well,” the Republican told reporters when asked what prevented a peace agreement in Gaza.

Trump also expressed his confidence that Hamas would be willing to end the conflict. “They want to meet and want to have this ceasefire,” the president told reporters. Netanyahu’s third visit since Trump’s return to power has happened at a crucial time, when the US president hopes to take advantage of the drive of the recent truce between Israel and Iran. Trump special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to join Qatar negotiations for a week. The Israeli ruler was more cautious with peace and gave up the possibility of creating a Palestinian state, insisting that Israel “always” will maintain security control in Gaza.

“More time”

Conversations “continue to treat the mechanisms of implementation” of an agreement, “in particular, the clauses related to the withdrawal [israelense] And to humanitarian aid ”for the Gaza Strip, they in turn indicated a Palestinian source near the negotiations. According to Palestinian sources, the American proposal foresees a 60-day ceasefire, during which Hamas would release 10 living Israeli hostages and deliver several hijacked corpses, in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners in Israel. 2023 During the Hamas attack on Israel, 49 in a row kidnapped in Gaza, 27 of which the Israeli army believes they are dead.

According to Palestinian sources, Hamas requires Israeli withdrawal from the territory, guarantees that the ceasefire will last and that the UN and recognized international organizations resume the management of humanitarian aid in the track. “Hamas’s response was fundamentally negative, but the differences are minimal,” an Israeli employee who won with Netanyahu to Washington to AFP with Netanyahu. “We expected that this [um eventual avanço] It took a few days, but it could take longer, ”he added.

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Explosion during breakfast

Five Israeli soldiers died in combat in northern Gaza, the Army said on Tuesday, one of the country’s most lethal days in Palestinian territory since the beginning of the year. According to Israeli military correspondents, the deaths were caused by explosive artifacts in the Beit Hanun area in northern Gaza. At least 445 Israeli soldiers have died since the beginning of the war, according to an AFP count. On Monday, the Civil Defense of the small Palestinian territory reported that at least 29 people died in Israeli attacks, nine of them in a field of travel near Khan Yunis, in the south of the territory. “I was in front of my tent preparing breakfast for my four children, beans and some hard bread. And suddenly a blast happened, and one minute later,” he told AFP Shaima Al Shaer, who lives in the Campo de Sanabel.

The restrictions imposed on the press in Gaza and the difficulties of access to various points prevent verification independently of the numbers and the information released by the Civil Defense. The Hamas attack in October 2023 left 1,219 dead in Israel, mostly civilians, according to a balance based on Israeli official data. More than 57,500 Palestinians died in the offensive that Israel launched in retaliation in Gaza, mostly civilians, according to the Ministry of Health of the territory ruled by Hamas. The UN considers the data reliable.

Posted by Luisa Cardoso
*With information from AFP

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