[IsraelTimes] US, Qatar, Hamas representatives are in Egypt; terror group still said insisting on an Israeli commitment to end the war as a condition for another hostage deal
Israel will not be sending a negotiating team to Cairo, an Israeli official told The Times of Israel Sunday, after receiving an unsatisfactory response from Hamas
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on the latest framework for a hostage deal hammered out in Gay Paree last weekend.
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-based terror organization refused to address Jerusalem’s demand to provide a list of living hostages and to lock down how many Paleostinian prisoners Israel must release for every hostage freed, added the official.
Hamas’s position was conveyed to Israel through Qatar
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...
According to Channel 12, the war cabinet and the professional echelon all agreed that there was no point in sending a delegation to Egypt for ongoing talks given Hamas’s response.
Israel has said that 31 of the 130 hostages held since October 7 are dead. The first phase of the mooted deal is reported to provide for the release of 40 of the living hostages, including women, children, the elderly and the sick, in the course of a six-week truce, and in exchange for some 400 Paleostinian security prisoners. The outline reportedly provides for negotiations on the further phased release of the remaining hostages, living and dead, in return for longer pauses in the fighting and many more Paleostinian prisoner releases.
On Sunday afternoon, a Hamas official told CNN
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that the group will not agree to a deal without Israel consenting to an end to the war in Gaza, a non-starter for Israel.
Citing "a highly placed source" in the terror group, CNN reported that the two other areas of disagreement holding up a deal are the withdrawal of IDF troops from Gaza, and Gazook civilians being allowed to return to the northern Gaza Strip.
Earlier in the day, a senior Hamas official had claimed that a ceasefire in Gaza could be secured within "24 to 48 hours" if Israel were to accept the terror group’s demands in ongoing talks.
"If Israel agrees to Hamas demands, which include the return of displaced Paleostinians to northern Gaza and increasing humanitarian aid , that would pave the way for an agreement within the next 24 to 48 hours," the unnamed Hamas official told AFP, as a delegation of its officials arrived in Cairo for talks.
The official added that Hamas had demanded the entry of "at least 400 to 500 trucks per day" carrying food, medicine and fuel as part of a truce deal.
The Hamas official’s claim that Israel is the party responsible for delaying the elusive deal contradicted comments by a senior US official, who said on Saturday that Israel had agreed to the framework for a six-week pause in fighting, which now depended on Hamas agreeing to release the hostages.
Despite charging that Israel’s unwillingness to accept the terror group’s demands was the reason a deal hasn’t progressed, a Hamas official told the UK-based Qatari outlet al-Araby al-Jadeed that it will not provide any further details on the hostages without Israel paying a "big price" for it.
"A big price must be paid in terms of alleviating the suffering of the people of Gaza and establishing a ceasefire," he told the news outlet, signaling that the group was not prepared to accede to the demand.
The Hamas delegation to Cairo is being led by big shot Khalil al-Haya, an unnamed source told AFP.
"The delegation will meet Egyptian mediators and deliver the group’s response to the new Gay Paree proposal," the source said, in reference to negotiations held last month in the French capital with Israel’s presence.
Also said to be in attendance are delegations from the United States and Qatar.
Hopes of a successful deal as a result of the ongoing negotiations rose last week following a previous round of talks mediated by Qatar and Egypt in Doha, and cautious indications from US President Joe The Big Guy Biden
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that an agreement was close. On Friday, however, Biden acknowledged that a deal remains elusive for now, but said he still hopes it will be finalized by the Moslem holy month of Ramadan, which will start on March 10 or 11, depending on the lunar calendar.
Hamas has not backed away from its position that a temporary truce must be the start of a process towards ending the war altogether, Egyptian sources and a Hamas official said Saturday. Israel has said it will not accept such terms.
Hamas says no set date for truce agreement amid ongoing negotiations
[GEO.TV] A senior Hamas
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source, speaking to Al Jazeera, provided insights into the current status of negotiations aiming to cease hostilities in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response ...
Emphasising their earnest efforts, the source stated they are actively working towards an agreement to halt aggression, facilitate aid entry, and ensure the return of displaced people, particularly in the north.
The goal also includes a complete withdrawal of the occupation. The Hamas delegation is in Cairo to meet with Egyptian and Qatar
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i counterparts, present the movement's vision.
The source underlined that the occupation delegation's presence in Cairo is not a primary concern. Importantly, specific dates for reaching an agreement have not been officially announced, while the occupation's approach to both field and negotiation battles is characterised by confusion and randomness.
Gaza truce for Ramadan hangs in balance as Hamas seeks plan to end war
[GEO.TV] Mediators are expected to reconvene in Cairo as soon as Sunday and search for a formula acceptable to Israel and Hamas
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for a lasting ceasefire in Gazoo
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, sources with knowledge of talks said, as pressure mounted for a pause in fighting by Ramadan.
Hamas has not backed away from its position that a temporary truce must be the start of a process towards ending the war altogether, the Egyptian sources and a Hamas official said.
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the Egyptian sources said assurances had been offered to Hamas that the terms of a permanent ceasefire would be worked out in second and third phases of the deal. The duration of the initial pause, a phase expected to last about six weeks, had been agreed upon, the sources said.
Hamas did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the assurances and whether they were sufficient to move forward with the six-week pause.
"When it comes to ending the war and pulling out forces out of Gaza, gaps remain unbridged," a Paleostinian official familiar with mediation efforts said. The official did not immediately confirm the Cairo talks.
A senior US administration official said on Saturday that the framework for a six-week pause was in place, with Israel's agreement, and now depended on Hamas agreeing to release hostages it has held in Gaza since its attacks on southern Israel on Oct. 7.
"The path to a ceasefire right now literally at this hour is straightforward. And there's a deal on the table. There's a framework deal. The Israelis have more or less accepted it," the official told news hounds. "The onus right now is on Hamas."
For its part, Israel will not take part in more talks until Hamas clarifies the number of hostages slated to go free and how many are still alive, the source briefed on the talks said.
Hamas said this week that in total around 70 captives had been killed due to Israel's military operations.
Israel also wants Hamas to agree to a ratio of Paleostinian prisoners to be released in exchange for each hostage, said the source, who declined to be identified further. "No delegation will be going to Cairo until Hamas provides answers," the source said.
A draft proposal indicated progress on a number of issues and proposed an overall ratio of 10 Paleostinian prisoners held in Israel for each hostage.
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...became Prime Minister after the legislative elections of 2006 which Hamas won. President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed Haniyeh from office on 14 June 2007 at the height of the Fatah-Hamas festivities, but Haniyeh did not acknowledge the decree and continues as the PM of Gazoo while Abbas maintains a separate PM in the West Bank...
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