All civilians held hostage in Gauze could be released within days if there is a ceasefire, chief negotiators say Cataract. Dr Mohammed Al Khulaifi, Qatar’s senior negotiator and foreign minister said in Sky News in an exclusive interview that the negotiations for the release of the Israeli hostages from the Hamas they are tough, but mediators are making progress.
“It’s a very, very difficult negotiation that we’ve been involved in“, he said and added that “our work has become even more difficult because of the violence that is increasing every day and the shelling that continues”
So far only four hostages have been releasedan American mother and her daughter and two elderly people Israeli women. More than 200 of them and foreign nationals remain captive inside Gaza.
Dr Mohamed told Sky News he was increasingly optimistic of a major breakthrough, adding: “Our goal is to free all civilian hostages. This is what we are working for and this is what we want to achieve».
However, he stressed that for further progress there should be a ceasefire.
“We need to get to a time when we can talk sense with both sides and take positive initiatives.”
In fact, sources familiar with Qatar’s efforts to free Israeli prisoners from Gaza said that this country is working to free a significant number of hostages.
Source: News Beast
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