Crunch talks over a ceasefire deal and the release of Israeli captives held in Gaza concluded after a second day in the Qatari capital Doha.
Sources from within the Palestinian movement Hamas told Middle East Eye on Friday that “the Israeli delegation’s primary efforts were to add [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu’s conditions to be part of [President Joe] Biden’s proposal.”
The sources added that “Hamas categorically rejects Netanyahu’s conditions”.
Commenting on media reports on the latest Doha negotiations, the source said: “All the Israeli and international media leaks portraying the talks as positive, are unfounded and misleading. They [the Israelis] seek to gain time hoping to contain the regional escalation following the assassination of Haniyeh.” ….more
