All the parameters of a possible new phase of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza Stripwhich includes the release by Hamas of men or soldiers it is holding hostagesand not only women and children, examine today, Wednesday (29/11) the Israel and Hamas. The relevant news was confirmed by a source close to the negotiations.
The heads of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Israel’s Mossad met with Qatar’s prime minister yesterday, Tuesday, in Doha to discuss the potential new phase and what it might take to agree a ceasefire lasting more than a handful of days, this source told Reuters.
Qatari negotiators met with Hamas officials ahead of the meeting to gauge how willing they would be to agree to the new parameters.
The outcome of talks between Qatari negotiators and Hamas officials is unclear.
“CIA Director William Burns is in Doha for meetings on the Israel-Hamas conflict, including hostage talks,” a US official said on condition of anonymity, the Athens News Agency reported, citing Reuters. He did not elaborate further.
Burns, Israel’s Mossad intelligence chief David Barnea and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani met with Egyptian officials a day after Qatar announced a two-day extension to the initial four-day Gaza ceasefire agreement, the who was expected to expire on Monday night.
Barnea and Burns had previously flown back to Qatar to meet Sheikh Mohammed on November 9.
There is no indication that Hamas intends to release Israeli men or military personnel
The first four days of the truce, Hamas released 50 Israeli hostages, women and children. In exchange, Israel released 150 Palestinian prisoners from its prisons, only women and teenagers.
As part of the two-day extension granted, Hamas agreed to release an additional 10 Israeli women and children each day.
So far there is no indication that Hamas intends to release Israeli men or military personnel among those it holds in Gaza.
Source: News Beast
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