Gaza truce negotiations intensify, as do fears of famine

Talks in view of the declaration of a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, which will be accompanied by the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, there are today some signs that they are progressing, against the background of intensifying concerns that famine will arise around the holding large-scale ground operation in Rafah, on the closed border with Egypt, where more than 1.5 million people are trapped. Israel's intelligence chief, Qatar's prime minister and Egyptian officials were expected to meet in Doha yesterday to discuss it, an AFP source familiar with the matter said. According to US news website Axios, “positive” discussions took place and Israeli negotiators will remain in Doha to continue “detailed” talks with mediators from Qatar and Egypt. The State Department, for its part, announced today that the head of American diplomacy, Anthony Blinken, will be in Saudi Arabia tomorrow Wednesday and in Egypt the day after tomorrow Thursday to […]
Source: News Beast

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