Iran is rejecting calls from the U.S. and Europe not to retaliate against Israel for the assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran two weeks ago. NBC’s Richard Engel reports for TODAY.
High-stakes negotiations will take place Thursday as the United States hopes for a breakthrough that would not just end the war between Israel and Hamas and secure the release of hostages but avert a wider conflict across the Middle East. Mediators from the U.S., Egypt and Qatar will meet in Doha to try and broker a cease-fire deal that has proved elusive through months of mounting devastation in the Gaza Strip as well as rising tensions between Israel and Iran.
' Mediators are expected to consult with Hamas following the new round of talks, a diplomat briefed on the talks told NBC News. The three-phase plan would see Hamas release the remaining hostages captured during its Oct. 7 terror attacks in exchange for Palestinians being held prisoner in Israel, with Israel withdrawing from Gaza. U.S.
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