Cairo (AP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu On Friday, his government said it was considering “alternative options” to halt consultations. Hamas After Israel and the US reminisced about their negotiation team, they cast even more uncertainty on the future of negotiations.
Netanyahu’s statement came when Hamas officials said negotiations were expected to resume next week and portrayed the recall of Israeli and American delegations as a pressure tactic. Egypt and Qatar, which mediate consultations with the US, said the suspension was temporary and that talks would resume, but they didn’t say when they would say it.
The team left Qatar On Thursday, President Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, said Hamas’ latest response to the deal proposals had shown a “lack of desire” to reach an armistice. Witkoff said the US would consider “alternative options” without elaborating.
In a statement released by his office, Netanyahu repeated Witkov, saying, “Hamas is an obstacle to hostage release transactions.”
“Together with our US allies, we are looking at alternative options to bring hostages home, end Hamas’ terrorist rules and ensure lasting peace in Israel and our region,” he said. He did not elaborate. The Israeli government did not immediately respond to whether negotiations would resume next week.
As hunger gets worse, lecture stalls come
Certain-fire contract breakthrough Israel and Hamas Escaped the Trump administration Experts warn Gaza is getting closer to hunger, After a few months of Israel, they completely blocked food and only put in a limited amount. this month, Malnutrition-related deaths It’s accelerated.
More than two dozen Western countries and more than 100 charities and human rights groups are calling for an end to the war, and have sternly criticised the Israeli blockade and the new model of aid delivery that it has developed. Charities and rights organizations are even on their own staff. I’m struggling to get enough food.
On Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron announced it France recognizes Palestine as a nation. “The urgent thing today is that the war in Gaza will stop and civilians will be saved,” he said.
Jordan has requested assistance in Gaza “dangerous circumstances,” Jordanian officials said. Officials said the airdrops are primarily crushing food and milk.
Israeli security officials said the military is adjusting the drops expected in the coming days. The two staff discussed the plan, which was not yet in order, on condition of anonymity.
The desperate Palestinians gathered in Gaza city’s charity kitchen on Friday to grab an empty pot waiting for a share of watery lentil soup. According to the United Nations, such kitchens, which distribute cooked meals, were the main source of food for many Palestinians, but the number of meals produced daily fell sharply from over 1 million in April to 160,000.
“We’ve lived three months without bread,” said Riham Dwas, one woman in line. “We rely on charity kitchens and survive in our pots of lentils.
When she can’t find food, she takes her child to the hospital and drips to take drops of saline.
Mourners carry the body of the victim of a strike
Hospital officials said Israeli airstrikes struck a school-turned-shelter for displaced people in Gaza, killing at least five people. Dozens of mourners then marched in with their bodies from Shifa Hospital as a nearby woman screamed and cried.
“Perfect!” cried out Taraj Adwan, who was among the dead. She said the strike hit while burying the jug.
“Stop the war! Our children are dying from starvation, malnutrition, dehydration, lack of food, strikes, dying of fear and destruction, she said.
The Gaza Health Ministry said about 80 people have been killed since Thursday night, mostly on strike, but nine have been killed while seeking assistance.
Consultations have been struggling to end the war.
Hamas official Bassem Naim said on Friday that the group was told that Israeli delegation would return to talks and would return to resume ceasefire negotiations early next week.
Hamas said Witkov’s remarks were intended to put pressure on the group for Netanyahu’s interests in the upcoming consultation, and recent negotiations have progressed. Naim said several gaps, including the ceasefire agenda, have been largely resolved, and negotiations continued to reach a permanent agreement, ensuring how humanitarian assistance will be provided.
In a joint statement, Egypt and Qatar also said that progress has been made. “It’s natural to suspend consultations to hold consultations before the dialogue resumes,” they said.
The side gave a few weeks of talks in Qatar, reporting small signs of progress, but no major breakthroughs. Authorities say there is a main point of clinging: it is a relocation of Israeli forces from Gaza status after the ceasefire occurred.
The deal under discussion is expected to include the first 60-day ceasefire that Hamas will release 10 Living Mandatory And in exchange for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, the ruins of 18 others step by step. The supply of aid will increase, with both sides negotiating a permanent ceasefire.
The consultations were strayed about competing demands to end the war. Hamas says that in exchange for Israel’s complete withdrawal, they will release only all hostages and end the war. Israel says it does not agree to end the conflict until Hamas abandons its power and disarms. Extremist groups say they cannot abandon their weapons, but are ready to leave power.
Hamas is believed to hold hostages in various locations, including tunnels, and says that if Israeli forces approached him, he ordered the guards to kill him.
About 50 hostages remain in Gaza, but less than half are thought to be alive. Their family says the start-stop speech is unbearable.
“I thought something was coming since the Israeli team was in Doha,” said Yehuda Cohen, whose son Nimrod was being held hostage. “And when I hear they’re back, I ask myself: When will this nightmare end?”
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Shurafa reported from Deia al-Barah in the Gaza Strip.
