Negotiations mediated between Israel and Hamas to reach an agreement to release Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip are expected to resume next week, an official with knowledge of the matter said on Saturday (25).
The decision to restart negotiations, said the source, who declined to be identified by name or nationality given the sensitivity of the issue, was taken after the head of the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad met with the head of the CIA and the prime minister. of Qatar, who has been a mediator.
“At the end of the meeting, it was decided that next week negotiations will open based on new proposals led by the mediators, Egypt and Qatar and with active US involvement,” the source said.
Efforts to secure the release of more than 120 hostages kidnapped during the October 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel, under a ceasefire agreement, have so far been insufficient.
Both sides blamed the other for the impasse. Israel has said it cannot accept Hamas' demand to end the war, while the Palestinians want Palestinian prisoners to be released by Israel.
Israel has said it wants to eliminate Hamas, which rules Gaza and has vowed the destruction of Israel. Triggered by the Hamas attack on October 7, the war has raged for more than seven months, devastating much of Gaza.
Source: CNN Brasil
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