An informed source told Reuters that CIA Director Bill Burns will travel to Israel on Wednesday to hold talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials.
On Sunday, news agencies reported that the CIA director went to Doha, where he met with the Qatari Prime Minister to discuss mediation in the war between Israel and Hamas.
Earlier, on Tuesday, Doha announced that it would send a Qatari delegation to Cairo to resume ongoing talks between Israel and Hamas through Qatari-Egyptian-American mediation.
Doha, along with Washington and Cairo, has been supporting these talks for months as part of efforts aimed at ending hostilities in the Gaza Strip.
On Monday, Hamas agreed to a peace proposal that would include a ceasefire and a hostage exchange in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, but an Israeli official told Agence France-Presse that his country was “examining” the proposal. that, and another Israeli. official, speaking to Reuters, believed it was a “trick” by the Palestinian movement that controls the Gaza Strip.
Officially… Hamas agrees to Egypt and Qatar’s ceasefire proposal
On Monday, the anti-Islamic Movement (Hamas) announced that they accepted the cease-fire proposal in Gaza put forward by Egypt and Qatar.
The moves come hours after Israeli tanks took control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.
The latest round of talks between the mediators and the Palestinian movement ended in Cairo on Sunday, as Israel and Hamas publicly exchanged blame for failing to reach an agreement.
In a related context, a spokesperson from the US State Department confirmed that reaching a cease-fire agreement that will lead to the release of hostages and will allow an increase in humanitarian aid to Gaza remains a top priority for the United States.
The spokesman said in response to a question from the Al-Hurra TV channel regarding Washington’s position on the military operation carried out by Israel at the Rafah crossing, “We have reiterated our views regarding a large-scale operation there the Rafah and we believe that the Rafah border must be opened again to the movement of humanitarian aid.”
After the Rafah developments… Cairo holds the “last chance” meetings.
Egypt’s Cairo News Channel said on Tuesday, citing a high-ranking source, that Cairo is hosting delegations from Qatar, the United States and Hamas with the aim of reaching a complete peace in Gaza, amid continuing Israeli military operations in Palestine. Struggle.
He said, “We are working to ensure a continuous flow of humanitarian aid, including the immediate reopening of the Kerem Shalom route for humanitarian aid. Israel has promised to do this within at least 24 hours.”
The mediators had been asking Israel to send a delegation to Cairo over the past weekend while Burns was in Egypt, and the mediators were preparing Hamas’ official response to the latest proposal, a diplomat told Reuters.Times of Israel“.
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2024-05-07 22:40:03
