Cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas resume in Qatar as the death toll in Gaza surpasses 40,000, amid fears of regional escalation.
last week over the US-backed deal, Biden claimed “we are closer than we have ever been” to a cease-fire, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s negotiation team expressing “cautious optimism” that the talks were moving forward.
Hamas has allegedly dropped its demands for the immediate cease-fire to be permanent, but the terror group has previously stated that the deal should include wording to establish an end to the war.The US-backed deal calls for a six-week pause in the war that has claimed more than 40,000 lives, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.
The Israeli leader also accused Hamas of being the ones sabotaging the deal, pointing out that the terrorists didn’t send a representative to meet with the Israeli delegation in Qatar. It’s been suggested that Iran and Hezbollah are holding off their attacks to see how the cease-fire talks proceed.
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