Cairo:
Qatari overseas ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari mentioned on Thursday that Hamas has not but handed mediators its response to the most recent ceasefire proposal and remains to be finding out it, including that Qatari, Egyptian and the U.S. mediators are nonetheless making efforts.
Earlier, two Egyptian safety sources mentioned talks aimed toward reaching a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas within the Gaza warfare continued however had proven no signal of a breakthrough.
Talks started on Wednesday, when CIA director William Burns met senior officers from Qatar and Egypt in Doha to debate a proposal that U.S. President Joe Biden publicly endorsed final week. Biden described the three-phase plan as an Israeli initiative.
On Wednesday, in an obvious blow to the truce proposal touted by Biden, the chief of Hamas Ismail Haniyeh mentioned the group would demand a everlasting finish to the warfare in Gaza and Israeli withdrawal as a part of a ceasefire plan.
Since a short week-long truce in November, all makes an attempt to rearrange a ceasefire have failed, with Hamas insisting on its demand for a everlasting finish to the battle, whereas Israel says it’s ready to debate solely short-term pauses till the militant group is defeated.
The warfare started after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing round 1,200 individuals and capturing greater than 250 hostages, in response to Israeli tallies.
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