If negotiations between Israel and Hamas are successful, US President Donald Trump will announce a 60-day ceasefire between the two countries.
Trump on 60-day truce between Israel and Hamas
Portal The National, citing sources familiar with the process, reported that indirect talks on a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages between Israel and Hamas resumed on July 6 in the Qatari capital. This happened on the eve of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington.
— Trump is expected to announce a 60-day truce on Monday, provided talks in Qatar end with a deal. The statement will include a call for Hamas to lay down its arms and for its leaders to leave the war-torn enclave and live in exile, sources told The National.
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In addition, the proposals contain a provision that negotiations to end the war and withdraw Israeli troops from Gaza will begin as soon as the ceasefire takes effect.
Negotiations have begun two days after Hamas responded positively to a proposed ceasefire and hostage deal. According to a draft text seen by The National, the agreement calls for a 60-day ceasefire, the release of 10 living hostages held by the group, and the handover of the remains of 18 others who died in captivity.
An Israeli negotiating team led by a senior official of the Shin Bet national security service arrived in Doha on July 6, The National reported. Representatives of Israel's Mossad intelligence service, the army department responsible for hostages, and an aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also arrived.
Egypt, which has been trying for months with the United States and Qatar to broker a ceasefire in Gaza, is represented by senior officials from its intelligence service. In addition, the US special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, is due to arrive in Doha later on Sunday. Hamas's Khalil al-Hayya is leading the negotiators.
Let us recall that on July 2, US President Donald Trump stated that a real opportunity is emerging to end the armed conflict in the Middle East.
