With the support of the US, Israel accepted the invitation of mediators and will send a delegation to Qatar City on Monday to velocity up the peace negotiation process in Gaza, says Prime Minister Netanyahu. At the same time, the Israeli side noted "positive signals" from Hamas in talks with Egypt and Qatar mediators on the beginning of negotiations on the second phase of the truce.
According to Ynet, the Israeli delegation will include representatives of Mossad intelligence, safety services, troops, as well as a coordinator for the hijacked and missing Gal Hirsch and an advisor to the abroad Prime Minister Ofir Falk. The Israeli delegation will effort to implement the plan, which was presented by U.S. president's peculiar envoy for mediate East affairs Steve Witkoff.
Israel wants to extend the truce
Israel and Hamas through the mediation of Egypt, Qatar and the United States agreed on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that entered into force on 19 January. The first phase of this agreement ended on 1 March. The fight has not been resumed, but the parties cannot agree to extend the truce.
Israel announced that it wanted to extend the first part of the ceasefire, while demanding the release of more hostages from the war-ending negotiations. erstwhile Hamas refused, the Jerusalem authorities blocked all transports to the Gaza Strip, including humanitarian aid.
Over 15 months of war in the Gaza Strip broke out after the Hamas attack on confederate Israel on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people died and 251 were taken hostage. More than 48,000 people in Gaza were killed as a consequence of the Israeli army's actions. Palestinian territory is ruined, it is simply a humanitarian crisis, and most of the 2.1 million inhabitants have become interior refugees.
