2024-02-25T16:02:21+00:00
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/ The United States announced on Sunday that multilateral talks held in Paris led to an “understanding” on a possible agreement for Hamas to release hostages and a new ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
“Representatives of Israel, the United States, Egypt and Qatar met in Paris and reached an understanding among the four countries on the basic features of a hostage agreement for a temporary ceasefire,” White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan told CNN, as reported by Agency. He added that the agreement “is still under negotiation on its details, and discussions must be held with Hamas through Qatar and Egypt, because ultimately they will have to agree to release the hostages.”
“This work is ongoing, and we hope that in the coming days we can get to a point where there is actually a coherent and final agreement on this issue,” Sullivan continued.
For its part, Egyptian media reported on Sunday that negotiations on a ceasefire had resumed in Doha between the four countries, in addition to representatives of Hamas.
An Israeli delegation led by Mossad chief David Barnea visited the French capital on Friday to discuss an agreement that would include a new ceasefire and the release of hostages held in Gaza in exchange for Israel releasing Palestinian prisoners in its jails.