Negotiators in Qatar are nearing a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas that includes the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian detainees. The agreement also foresees a six-week pause in fighting and eventual troop withdrawal from Gaza.
Negotiators in Qatar are close to a ceasefire deal that sees an exchange of Israel i hostages for Palestinian detainees, a six-week pause in fighting and eventual troop withdrawal from Gaza .
Majed Al Ansari, an adviser to the Qatari prime minister and Foreign Ministry spokesperson, told reporters in Doha, where the talks are being conducted, that an agreement was"not far away." He added that the main obstacles have been overcome and the talks now are"about the final details." The impending deal comes after weeks of a number of intensive rounds of negotiations in Doha between Israel and Hamas. Representatives from both sides were in different rooms, as mediators from the U.S., Egypt and Qatar passed along messages.
But the first exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian detainees is expected to take place immediately after implementation begins, perhaps even on the same day. The two sides are also talking about arrangements to allow displaced Palestinians in the south of Gaza to return to their homes in the north.
Around 100 hostages were released in a similar deal between Israel and Hamas in late 2023, while others were rescued or found dead. Around 240 Palestinians were released from Israeli jails as part of that deal.
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