Hamas Israel News: Talks for ceasefire between Israel and Hamas are going on in Qatar’s capital Doha on Thursday. But what ground meaning can these talks have when no one from Hamas participated in it. Even both are ‘missing’ from the statement issued after the first day of the meeting.
Although representatives from Israel attended the meeting, when the White House released a joint statement after the meeting, there was not a single word from either side. There was only an emphasis on ceasefire efforts and the need for peace from the international mediators.
Israel’s intelligence chief David Barnea and his US and Egyptian counterparts participated in the talks. In fact, Hamas flatly refused to attend this meeting. International mediators are putting pressure for a ceasefire on the 10-month-long war. This meeting was held under this. US State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said that representatives from Qatar, Egypt and the US also attended the meeting. Hamas has said that it will not accept Israel’s conditions and the decision should be taken on the US proposal of May 27. These talks are being held on the US proposal which talks about the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners.
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The number of Palestinians killed in the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas has crossed 40 thousand. Ensuring the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza is also included in the agenda of the meeting. However, due to Israel’s new conditions, Hamas has distanced itself from this meeting. Hamas accused Israel of adding new demands to the previous proposal which had American and international support and to which Hamas had agreed in principle.
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The statement also said that the leaders of the three countries said last week, “There is no justification to waste any more time and neither side has any excuse for delay. Now is the time to release hostages and detainees, start a ceasefire and implement this agreement. The path is now set for an outcome that will save lives, bring relief to the people of Gaza and reduce regional tensions.” (Based on inputs from various agencies)
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FIRST PUBLISHED : August 17, 2024, 11:15 IST