Palestinians gather at the site of an Israeli bombing of a camp for displaced persons in the city of Gaza on April 21, 2025. (Credit: Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters)
They are at an impasse again. Cited on Sunday by AFP, Qatar's head negotiator lamented the slow pace at which indirect talks between Israel and Hamas around reviving the Gaza cease-fire are not progressing. Israel collapsed the last truce when it resumed its ground and air operations on March 18 with some of its deadliest bombings yet."This is an urgent issue," the negotiator said. "Lives are at stake if this military operation continues day after day." Israel has killed nearly 2,000 people since restarting the war. On Thursday, Hamas rejected a new proposal from Israel, which according to a senior Hamas official, provided for a 45-day cease-fire in exchange for the release of 10 living hostages. Demanding the permanent end of the war as outlined in the January framework, Hamas rejected Israel's call for the...
They are at an impasse again. Cited on Sunday by AFP, Qatar's head negotiator lamented the slow pace at which indirect talks between Israel and Hamas around reviving the Gaza cease-fire are not progressing. Israel collapsed the last truce when it resumed its ground and air operations on March 18 with some of its deadliest bombings yet."This is an urgent issue," the negotiator said. "Lives are at stake if this military operation continues day after day." Israel has killed nearly 2,000 people since restarting the war. On Thursday, Hamas rejected a new proposal from Israel, which according to a senior Hamas official, provided for a 45-day cease-fire in exchange for the release of 10 living hostages. Demanding the permanent end of the war as outlined in the January framework, Hamas rejected Israel's call for the...