Qatar PM meets with Hamas in 'final push' for Gaza truce: Source involved in talks

Ahram Online , Wednesday 15 Jan 2025

Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani met with Hamas on Wednesday to finalise a Gaza truce deal, a source close to the talks told AFP.

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File Photo: Qatar s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani gives a press conference with his Turkish counterpart in Doha. AFP

 

The "Qatari PM is meeting Hamas negotiators in his office for final push towards Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal", the source said on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of talks.

Israel and Hamas have reached a deal to halt fighting in Gaza and exchange Israeli captives for Palestinian prisoners, an official has told Reuters.

Qatari and Hamas officials have said that a deal has been reached, Associated Press reports.

The deal would involve a six-week initial ceasefire phase, the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces, the release of captives held by Hamas and the release of Palestinian detainees held by Israel, Reuters said.

An announcement is expected in the coming hours, an Arab official told the Times of Israel.

A US official has also told Axios that Hamas has told multiple outlets that its delegation has handed its approval of the proposed ceasefire deal to mediators in Qatar and Egypt.

A Hamas official said the group’s leader, Khalil al-Hayya, has delivered approval of the ceasefire agreement to mediators in Doha, Al Jazeera Arabic and Sky News are reporting.

BBC is also reporting that a Hamas official said it has told Qatari and Egyptian mediators that Hamas has approved the ceasefire agreement and a ceasefire deal has been reached.

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