Qatar to decide on resuming Gaza ceasefire negotiations in few days: The Guardian
Qatar is expected to decide in the next few days whether to ask senior US, Israeli, and Egyptian intelligence figures to travel to Doha to negotiate the final stages of a Gaza ceasefire deal, according to The Guardian.
Palestinian children stand in an alley in the Nuseirat refugee Camp in the central Gaza Strip. AFP
Donald Trump’s transition team asked the Gulf state to re-engage with the mediation after discussions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led to the belief that a deal that had been stalled for months was now within reach.
Separately, Egypt has also held talks with Hamas leaders and discussed an exchange of Palestinian political prisoners and Israeli captives, including some US-Israeli dual citizens.
Majed bin Mohammed Al-Ansari, spokesperson of the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said Qatar would decide on inviting senior negotiators to Doha this week after assessing whether “we have something robust.”
Qatar withdrew from the mediation process in November, saying it felt the talks were not being conducted in good faith.
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