Hello and welcome to the details of Source: Qatar-led negotiations between Israel and Hamas continue and now with the details
Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - A demonstration by family members and supporters of hostages who are being held in Gaza after they were kidnapped from Israel by Hamas. — Reuters pic
DOHA, Oct 29 — Qatar-mediated negotiations between Israel and Hamas aimed at de-escalating fighting in Gaza continued yesterday, a source briefed on the negotiations said, even as Israel intensified its assault on the enclave.
Talks have not broken down but are taking place at a “much slower pace” than before the escalation from Friday evening, the source told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of negotiations.
Gaza’s besieged people had barely any communications with the outside world on Saturday as Israeli jets dropped more bombs on the Hamas-ruled Palestinian enclave and military chiefs said a long-threatened ground offensive was gearing up.
Qatar has been conducting behind-the-scenes diplomacy for more than three weeks, speaking to Hamas officials and Israel to promote peace and secure the release of more than 200 hostages Hamas and other armed groups are holding in Gaza.
Advertisement
Qatar’s mediation last week led to the release of two American hostages, a mother and daughter, and two elderly Israeli women.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that efforts to secure the hostages’ release will continue even during the Gaza ground offensive.
“We will utilise and exhaust every possibility to bring them home,” Netanyahu said.
Advertisement
Earlier, the armed wing of Hamas said it had been close to reaching an agreement with Israel over the hostages, but Israel had “stalled” on that possibility.
Abu Ubaida, spokesman for the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, also said in a video speech the group would only release all its hostages if Israel freed all Palestinian prisoners.
Israel says 1,400 people, mostly civilians, were killed during the Hamas-led raid on October 7 and 224 hostages were captured, many with foreign passports from 25 different countries.
Israel has bombed and attacked Gaza over the last three weeks more intensely than ever before and Palestinian health authorities say Israel’s attacks have killed more than 7,000 Palestinians in Hamas-run Gaza.
Qatar, a tiny but wealthy energy and investment powerhouse that holds ambitious foreign policy goals, has a direct line of communication with Hamas, which has a political office in Doha. Qatari envoys have previously helped mediate truces between the Islamist group and Israel. — Reuters
These were the details of the news Source: Qatar-led negotiations between Israel and Hamas continue for this day. We hope that we have succeeded by giving you the full details and information. To follow all our news, you can subscribe to the alerts system or to one of our different systems to provide you with all that is new.
It is also worth noting that the original news has been published and is available at Malay Mail and the editorial team at AlKhaleej Today has confirmed it and it has been modified, and it may have been completely transferred or quoted from it and you can read and follow this news from its main source.
