GAZA (Palestine Foundation Information Center) The Hamas Movement said on Monday that talks over some core issues for a ceasefire deal in Gaza have made progress, an official in the Palestinian Movement told Reuters.
“The negotiation over some core issues made progress, and we are working to conclude what remains soon,” added the official.
Mediators gave Israel and Hamas a final draft of a deal on Monday to end the war in Gaza, an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters, after a midnight “breakthrough” in talks attended by envoys of both Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
The official said the text for a ceasefire and release of captives was presented by Qatar to both sides at talks in Doha, which included the chiefs of Israel’s Mossad and Shin Bet spy agencies and Qatar’s prime minister.
“The next 24 hours will be pivotal to reaching the deal,” the official said, characterizing the draft as the outcome of a breakthrough reached in the early hours of Monday.
Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, received a Hamas delegation headed by senior official Khalil al-Hayya to discuss the ceasefire talks, the emir’s office said on Monday evening.
