Israel to send delegation to Qatar for Gaza talks despite 'unacceptable' Hamas demands

[BeatMan]

Israel will send a delegation to Qatar on Sunday (Jul 6) for talks on a possible Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, although Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said the changes requested by Hamas to a ceasefire proposal were unacceptable.

Palestinian group Hamas said on Friday it had responded to a US-backed Gaza ceasefire proposal in a "positive spirit", a few days after US President Donald Trump said Israel had agreed "to the necessary conditions to finalise" a 60-day truce.

But in a sign of the potential challenges still facing the two sides, a Palestinian official from a militant group allied with Hamas said concerns remained over humanitarian aid, passage through the Rafah crossing in southern Israel to Egypt and clarity over a timetable for Israeli troop withdrawals.

"The changes that Hamas seeks to make to the Qatari proposal were conveyed to us last night and are not acceptable to Israel," Netanyahu's office said in a statement late on Saturday.

The prime minister's office added that the delegation will still fly to Qatar for talks over a possible deal to "continue the efforts to secure the return of our hostages based on the Qatari proposal that Israel agreed to".


https://www.channelnewsasia.com/wor...atar-hamas-demands-netanyahu-hostages-5222396

 

[73Seahawks]

Israel will send a delegation to Qatar on Sunday (Jul 6) for talks on a possible Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal, although Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said the changes requested by Hamas to a ceasefire proposal were unacceptable.

Palestinian group Hamas said on Friday it had responded to a US-backed Gaza ceasefire proposal in a "positive spirit", a few days after US President Donald Trump said Israel had agreed "to the necessary conditions to finalise" a 60-day truce.

But in a sign of the potential challenges still facing the two sides, a Palestinian official from a militant group allied with Hamas said concerns remained over humanitarian aid, passage through the Rafah crossing in southern Israel to Egypt and clarity over a timetable for Israeli troop withdrawals.

"The changes that Hamas seeks to make to the Qatari proposal were conveyed to us last night and are not acceptable to Israel," Netanyahu's office said in a statement late on Saturday.

The prime minister's office added that the delegation will still fly to Qatar for talks over a possible deal to "continue the efforts to secure the return of our hostages based on the Qatari proposal that Israel agreed to".


https://www.channelnewsasia.com/wor...atar-hamas-demands-netanyahu-hostages-5222396

Prediction: These ceasefire plans will backfire and the war will drag on AGAIN.

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

Let the hostages go and end it already. Hamas lost the war it started. Why are they dragging it out?

 

[RobDownSouth]

Let the hostages go and end it already. Hamas lost the war it started. Why are they dragging it out?

"Civilian Project Hannibal" has shown us that Israel doesn't care about the hostages any longer (if they ever did at all) and simply use "the hostages" as a fig leaf to cover up their ongoing pogrom.

At least 14 Israeli citizens were deliberately shot and killed by Israeli troops who were given a direct order by Israeli military commanders on October 7, 2023. This was done solely to spare Netanyahu the time and effort needed to redeem captives.

Can you imagine the uproar in the USA if Donald Trump ordered the killing of 14 innocent civilians by the military?