The Egyptian source said that the talks were concluded. Doha To calm things down, with the participation of the Director of Intelligence, Minister Abbas Kamel, and the Prime Minister Qatarand a delegation fromagitationHeaded by Khalil Al-Hayya.
He added that “the talks were serious and represent a sign of hope for the end of the crisis.”
Earlier on Wednesday evening, Hamas issued a statement reaffirming its conditions for reaching a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, denying any additional demands on the proposed agreement.
What did Hamas say in its statement?
Hamas said in a statement that the movement’s negotiating delegation met in Doha on Wednesday with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Egyptian Intelligence Chief Abbas Kamel to review developments on the ground. The Palestinian issue.
The movement’s delegation, headed by Khalil Al-Hayya, stressed “the movement’s continued positivity and flexibility in order to reach an agreement to cease fire in the Gaza Strip and withdraw the occupation army from the entire territory of the Gaza Strip, in a way that achieves the interests of our people and opens the way for a prisoner exchange deal, relief for our people, the return of the displaced, and reconstruction.”
The statement added: “We affirm the movement’s readiness to immediately implement the ceasefire agreement based on President Biden’s announcement on May 31 and the resolution Security Council No. 2735, and what was previously agreed upon, especially the agreements of July 2, without setting any new demands, and rejecting any new conditions on this agreement by any party.
The statement stressed “the rejection of any projects related to the post-cessation of aggression on the Gaza Strip, and the emphasis that the management of the Strip is an internal Palestinian affair that is agreed upon with an agreed-upon Palestinian vision.”
Hamas also welcomed “conducting a comprehensive national dialogue with all Palestinian factions and forces to agree on a national vision to confront the repercussions of the current stage and unify the national arena.”
The statement concluded with: “Emphasizing Hamas’s response to the mediators’ efforts, and welcoming the continuation of their role and efforts to reach a ceasefire, the withdrawal of the occupation army from the entire Gaza Strip, relief for our people, the exchange of prisoners, and reconstruction.”
The meeting in Doha comes as the White House reassesses its strategy for reaching an agreement on Gaza.
A senior Israeli official said the talks had reached a dead end, and stressed that he did not believe the meeting in Doha would change that, but Washington still And Cairo Doha is working on a new and updated proposal to present to both parties.
Over the past two weeks, the White House has become more skeptical about the possibility of reaching an agreement in the near term, due to “new Hamas demands,” according to US officials.
In contrast, Hamas says it has not added new demands, and calls on the United States to pressure the Israeli Prime Minister. Benjamin Netanyahuwhich set new conditions, most notably the deployment of Israeli forces in the Philadelphi corridor along the border between Egypt and Gaza.
