Posted on 07/05/25
| News Source: JPost
Israel has deemed the changes Hamas attempted to make to the recent proposal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release agreement “unacceptable,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement Saturday night.
“Following a situation assessment, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed to respond positively to the invitation for proximity talks and to continue the negotiations for the return of our hostages based on the Qatari proposal that Israel has agreed to,” the PMO said.
Israel’s negotiation team will depart on Sunday to Qatar for negotiations
These “close talks” with Hamas would be an attempt to close the remaining gaps between the parties and conclude the details of the hostage and ceasefire deal.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to leave Sunday for a meeting with US President Donald Trump on Monday.
Hamas recently said they discussed the current US-backed ceasefire-hostage deal framework with other Palestinian factions, and they were “unified” in their “positive” response to the proposal.
However, there seem to be several details in the response that have not been clarified yet.