INTELLIGENCE chiefs from Egypt, United States, and Israel traveled to Qatar as talks to secure a ceasefire in Gaza continue to encounter political deadlock.
Hamas informed its Lebanon-based ally Hezbollah last week that the Palestinian militant group has agreed on the proposals for a ceasefire.
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh informed officials from Qatar, Egypt, and Turkiye to discuss a proposal for a Gaza ceasefire.
Senior Israeli and Egyptian security officials as well representatives from the U.S. traveled to Cairo, Egypt on Monday to discuss the Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal.
CIA chief David Barnea attended the talks in Cairo and was also expected to attend the meeting in Qatar’s capital of Doha which started on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, conditions set by Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to secure a truce sparked fears of potential delay in the ongoing negotiations.
Among the conditions set by Netanyahu include no weapons will be smuggled from the Egypt-Gaza border to be passed on to Hamas.
The Israeli Prime Minister also demanded that any ceasefire deal must allow Israel to resume fighting in Gaza until its objectives are met.
Israel’s war cabinet also decided to continue its operation in Rafah, in order to pressure Hamas and hasten the release of more than 100 Israeli hostages in Gaza.
Death toll in the besieged territory has now exceeded 38,000, according to Hamas-run health ministry.
The Arab parliament also supported the ongoing ceasefire negotiations and once again campaigned for the Palestinian cause and to urgently stop the war in Gaza.
