TRUCE TALKS IN CAIRO
Hamas stated in a short assertion that its chief, Ismail Haniyeh, had knowledgeable Qatari and Egyptian mediators the group accepted their proposal for a ceasefire.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s workplace stated later the truce proposal fell wanting Israel’s calls for however Israel would ship a delegation to satisfy with negotiators to attempt to attain an settlement.
Qatar’s international ministry stated its delegation will head to Cairo on Tuesday to renew oblique negotiations between Israel and Hamas.
In an announcement, Netanyahu’s workplace stated his conflict Cupboard permitted persevering with an operation in Rafah. Jordan’s International Minister Ayman Safadi stated on social media web site X that Netanyahu was jeopardising a ceasefire by bombing Rafah.
An Israeli official, talking on situation of anonymity, stated the proposal that Hamas permitted was a watered-down model of an Egyptian provide and included parts Israel couldn’t settle for.
“This might look like a ruse meant to make Israel seem like the facet refusing a deal,” stated the Israeli official.
One other official briefed on the settlement stated Hamas had agreed to the phased ceasefire and hostage launch deal Israel proposed on Apr 27 with solely minor adjustments that didn’t have an effect on the primary elements of the proposal.
US State Division spokesman Matthew Miller stated Washington would talk about the Hamas response with its allies within the coming hours, and a deal was “completely achievable”.
Any truce could be the primary pause in combating since a week-long ceasefire in November, throughout which Hamas freed round half of the hostages.
Since then, all efforts to succeed in a brand new truce have foundered over Hamas’ refusal to free extra hostages with no promise of a everlasting finish to the battle, and Israel’s insistence that it could talk about solely a short lived pause.
Greater than 34,600 Palestinians have been killed within the battle, based on Gaza well being officers. The UN has stated famine is imminent within the enclave.
The conflict started when Hamas militants attacked Israel on Oct 7, killing about 1,200 individuals and abducting 252 others, of whom 133 are believed to stay in captivity in Gaza, based on Israeli tallies.
