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CThis is a timid step ahead. Israel agreed on Thursday to renew talks on August 15 for a truce within the Gaza Strip and the discharge of the hostages by Hamas, after an intervention by the United States, Egypt and Qatar, which warned the 2 belligerents that there was “no more time to lose and no excuses” for additional delays.
The announcement comes as combating continues within the Gaza Strip, with at the least 18 useless Thursday in Israeli strikes on two faculties in response to the Palestinian Islamist motion Hamas, and amid fears of a basic army escalation within the Middle East.
READ ALSO In the Middle East, fears of army escalation are rising“Following the proposal of the United States and the mediators, Israel will send a delegation of negotiators to an agreed location on August 15 to finalize the details of an agreement,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's workplace introduced in a press release Thursday night. Earlier, Washington, Cairo and Doha had invited the opposing sides to renew their talks on August 15, indicating {that a} framework settlement was “now on the table, and that only the details of its implementation were missing.” “As mediators we are ready, if necessary, to present a final proposal that could resolve the issues of implementation (of an agreement) in a way that meets the expectations of all parties,” the textual content added.
“A lot of work to do”
Qatar has been engaged for months in backroom negotiations, with the help of Cairo and Washington, to attempt to attain a truce and an settlement on the discharge of Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas and held within the Gaza Strip. The prospect of a cessation of hostilities relies on a phased settlement, beginning with a ceasefire.
The newest talks had been primarily based on a framework outlined by President Joe Biden in late May, which he stated had been proposed by Israel. The newest proposal for a framework settlement “is based on the principles” beforehand outlined by Biden, the assertion stated.
READ ALSO Revenge of the Israeli Secret Service“It’s not like the deal is going to be ready to sign on Thursday. There’s still a lot of work to do,” a senior Biden administration official stated of the talks that comply with calls between Biden and the leaders of Egypt and Qatar this week. Israel has been “very receptive” to the thought of the talks, the official stated on situation of anonymity, rejecting options that Netanyahu is dragging issues out.
Yahya Sinouar, new chief of Hamas
The growth comes after Hamas appointed Yahya Sinwar as its chief, accused by Israeli authorities of being one of many masterminds of the October 7 assault launched by the Islamist motion on Israeli soil, elevating fears that the already tough negotiations may change into much more tough. Israel has vowed to “eliminate” Sinwar, who has not appeared in public since October 7.
READ ALSO Yahya Sinouar, the enemy of Israel who desires of being a hero of the Palestinian folksFor ten months, all makes an attempt at mediation have failed and the struggle, which in response to Hamas has left practically 40,000 useless within the small besieged Palestinian territory, has exacerbated tensions within the Middle East, between Iran and the armed teams it helps on the one hand, and Israel on the opposite.
Diplomatic efforts are persevering with in all instructions to keep away from a flare-up in all the area, after Iran promised retaliation for the assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh on July 31 within the Iranian capital, which Tehran blamed on Israel. The day earlier than, Fouad Shokr, the army chief of Lebanese Hezbollah, an ally of Hamas, was killed in an Israeli strike within the southern suburbs of Beirut.
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