Palestinians inspect damage in a cemetery after an Israeli air strike on the Nousseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, Dec. 13, 2024. (Credit: Eyad Baba/AFP)
After more than a year of fruitless negotiations, could a cease-fire agreement soon be reached in Gaza? While the American, Egyptian and Qatari mediators have, on more than one occasion in recent months, expressed optimism about the progress of talks, without any significant breakthrough, some observers maintain that the regional upheavals currently at play could have a positive influence on the conclusion of a deal in the Palestinian enclave.Hamas' new approach has not gone unnoticed. According to Arab mediators quoted by the Wall Street Journal on Thursday, the movement has for the first time given in on two of Israel's main demands for the signing of an agreement. While Hamas agreed to allow Israel's forces to remain temporarily in the Philadelphia Corridor (the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt) after the end of the...
After more than a year of fruitless negotiations, could a cease-fire agreement soon be reached in Gaza? While the American, Egyptian and Qatari mediators have, on more than one occasion in recent months, expressed optimism about the progress of talks, without any significant breakthrough, some observers maintain that the regional upheavals currently at play could have a positive influence on the conclusion of a deal in the Palestinian enclave.Hamas' new approach has not gone unnoticed. According to Arab mediators quoted by the Wall Street Journal on Thursday, the movement has for the first time given in on two of Israel's main demands for the signing of an agreement. While Hamas agreed to allow Israel's forces to remain temporarily in the Philadelphia Corridor (the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt) after the end of...
