Hamas source: We did not receive troop withdrawal maps from Israel
Reuters quoted an official from a Hamas source on Tuesday, saying that the movement has not yet submitted its response to the draft of the proposed ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip. The source attributed the reason for this to the fact that Israel has not yet delivered the maps that will show the areas to which its forces will withdraw, he said. Earlier on Tuesday, Qatar announced that Israel and Hamas had reached the “closest point” so far to reaching a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages held by the movement.
Negotiations between the two sides continued in the Qatari capital, Doha, for months without a decisive result, and Israel indicates that the ceasefire plans, whose duration was initially set at 42 days, are close to being approved, as well as About the return of 33 hostages in the first batch. In a press briefing on Tuesday, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majid Al-Ansari described the ongoing negotiations as positive and constructive, without addressing the details of the sensitive talks.
Al-Ansari announced that the ongoing talks in Doha to reach an agreement on Gaza are fruitful and positive and focus on the final details, stressing that Qatar, Egypt and the United States are committed to everything that leads to the success of the agreement. A ceasefire in Gaza, according to the Qatari newspaper Al-Sharq.
He indicated that a statement would not be issued until the appropriate time. He pointed out during the weekly media briefing To overcome the main obstacles in the differences between the two parties regarding the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, he said: “We urge the two sides to reach an agreement and end the tragedy in Gaza,” stressing: Today we are at a point that is closest to reaching an agreement regarding Gaza, and we anticipate that the announcement will be made. Agreement soon. He added that the drafts of the ceasefire agreement have been delivered and talks are now underway regarding the final details, noting that the implementation of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza will be a very short time after it is reached, appreciating the efforts of the administrations of US President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump, who worked hard to reach it. To a ceasefire agreement in Gaza.
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