Peace talks between Israel and Hamas have reached their final point. This was stated by the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Majid al-Ansari. RIA News.
According to him, Qatar is mediating in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Al-Ansari added that the details of the agreements will be determined later if the parties deem it necessary. He noted that media leaks do not help negotiations and the work of mediators.
Before this, Israeli journalist Barak Ravid, citing a source familiar with the course of negotiations, said: statedIt was stated that Israel could release three Palestinian prisoners in exchange for every hostage brought back by the radical Palestinian movement Hamas.
The situation in the Middle East escalated after thousands of Hamas militants infiltrated Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7, when Hamas announced the launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announcedthat the country is at war.
The aim of Israel’s response to Operation Iron Sword was to repel the attack, release more than 200 hostages, including foreigners, and destroy Hamas. In order to achieve this goal, Israel launched major rocket attacks on the Gaza Strip from the first day of the operation. At the same time, the Israeli National Security Council decided to stop the supply of water, food, goods, electricity and fuel to the sector. Humanitarian aid shipments to Gaza began to be sent through the Rafah checkpoint only after October 20, and it was stated that their volume was insufficient.
27 October Israel announced About the “expansion” of the ground operation in Gaza. It is not known exactly when the operation started, but before the operation, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled their homes and moved to shelters and the south of the region. November 5, as part of the ground operation of IDF forces surrounded Gaza city and supplies cut off, still exists in central Gaza to continue fights.
Former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu named Israel’s goals in the war against Hamas.
Source: Gazeta
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