2024-05-26 00:23:39
An Israeli official introduced on Saturday that the federal government intends to renew talks this week with the purpose of reaching an settlement to launch the hostages in Gaza.
“There may be an intention to renew the talks this week, and there may be an settlement,” the official informed Agence France-Presse on situation of anonymity, with out offering additional particulars.
An knowledgeable official supply, who requested that his identify or nationality not be talked about, stated that the choice to renew the talks got here after a gathering between the top of the Israeli intelligence service (Mossad) with the director of the US Central Intelligence Company and the prime minister of Qatar, which is taking part within the mediation.
The supply additionally continued, “On the finish of the assembly, it was determined that negotiations would start this week primarily based on new proposals led by mediators Egypt and Qatar and with lively American participation.”
Alternatively, an American official stated that the US President’s administration was stunned by Israel’s announcement of the resumption of negotiations with Hamas.
He additionally indicated that progress had been made within the talks between the director of the CIA, the director of the Mossad, and the Prime Minister of Qatar, and the potential for resuming prisoner negotiations was mentioned, however the spherical of talks had not been decided, in accordance with what was reported by the American “Axios” web site correspondent.
Yesterday, Director of the CIA, William Burns, met with Mossad Director David Barnea and the Qatari Prime Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani.
Burns’ go to to the French capital got here after Israel gave the inexperienced mild to renew talks aimed toward releasing Israeli prisoners detained in Gaza in trade for a ceasefire within the Strip.
It additionally got here after two Egyptian safety sources confirmed, on Thursday, that Cairo stays dedicated to serving to negotiate a ceasefire settlement and the discharge of detainees, regardless of skepticism about its mediation efforts.
Additionally they revealed that Egypt is involved with Israel to set a date for a brand new spherical of talks.
Relations between the Egyptian and Israeli sides witnessed through the latest interval – particularly for the reason that Israeli floor incursion east of Rafah – rigidity and mutual accusations of closing the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip.
In the meantime, this rigidity reached its peak final Wednesday after Egypt threatened to withdraw from the mediation, after accusations of tampering with the deal proposal that was introduced to the Israeli aspect on the one hand, and the Hamas motion then again.
It’s noteworthy that out of 252 Israelis captured through the October 7 assault, carried out by Hamas on Israeli settlements and army bases within the Gaza Strip, 124 are nonetheless detained within the Gaza Strip, together with about 40 who died, in accordance with Israeli military estimates.
On the Palestinian aspect, 1000’s of Palestinians are nonetheless detained in Israeli prisons since earlier than the October assault. Solely about 300 had been launched within the final deal concluded between the 2 sides late final November.
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