Hamas delegation is said to leave Cairo for Doha today to continue talks with mediators. However, no Israeli delegation is expected to take part in talks tomorrow, according to a report
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Demonstrators gather with signs during an anti-government protest calling for action to secure the release of Israeli hostages held captive since the October 7 attacks by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, outside the Israeli Defence Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv on December 21, 2024 AFP File
“There is a good chance that hostage negotiations will succeed this time”, senior Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouk told the Qatari daily al-Araby al-Jadeed, according to a Times of Israel report.
His comments come as a Hamas delegation is said to leave Cairo for Doha today to continue talks with mediators.
Meanwhile, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has also approved a delegation to resume ceasefire negotiations in Qatar, his office said on Thursday in a statement.
Earlier, Times of Israel reported that no Israeli delegation is expected to take part in the talks tomorrow.
Hamas’s optimism contrasts with recent Israeli assessments indicating that negotiations have stalled due to the group’s refusal to provide a list of living hostages for release.
Another Hamas official Jihad Taha told a Qatari outlet that the Hamas delegation has met with Egyptian, Qatari, and Turkish mediators in Cairo “in order to overcome the obstacles and conditions put recently by the Israeli side with the goal to continue the aggression against our people,” adding that “Hamas is dealing positively and openly with all the issues.”
He emphasised that “Hamas is engaging positively and openly with all issues.”
According to the report, citing Al-Araby al-Jadeed, discussions in Cairo focused on potentially postponing negotiations on certain contentious points until after the first phase of a ceasefire.
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