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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved sending nan head of nan Mossad overseas intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations successful Qatar, his agency said Saturday, successful a motion of advancement successful talks connected nan warfare successful Gaza.
It was not instantly clear erstwhile David Barnea would recreation to Qatar’s capital, Doha, for nan latest information of indirect talks betwixt Israel and nan Hamas militant group. His beingness intends high-level Israeli officials who would request to motion disconnected connected immoderate statement are now involved.
Just 1 little ceasefire has been achieved successful 15 months of war, and that was successful nan earliest weeks of fighting. The talks mediated by nan United States, Egypt and Qatar person many times stalled since then.
Netanyahu has insisted connected destroying Hamas’ expertise to conflict successful Gaza. Hamas has insisted connected a afloat Israeli unit withdrawal from nan mostly devastated territory. On Thursday, Gaza’s Health Ministry said over 46,000 Palestinians person been killed successful nan war, nan mostly women and children, though it doesn’t opportunity really galore were fighters aliases civilians.
Also being sent to Qatar are nan caput of Israel’s Shin Bet soul information agency and subject and governmental advisers. Netanyahu’s agency said nan determination followed a gathering pinch his defense minister, information chiefs and negotiators “on behalf of nan outgoing and incoming U.S. administrations.”
via Associated Press
The agency besides released a photograph showing Netanyahu pinch President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming typical envoy to nan Middle East, Steve Witkoff, who was successful Qatar this week.
Families of nan astir 100 hostages still held successful Gaza aft being seized successful nan Oct. 7, 2023 militant onslaught that sparked nan warfare are pressing Netanyahu to scope a woody to bring their loved ones home.
The recovery of 2 hostages’ bodies successful nan past week renewed fears that clip is moving out. Hamas has said that aft months of dense fighting, it isn’t judge who is live aliases dead.
“Return pinch an statement that ensures nan return of each hostages, down to nan past 1 — nan surviving for rehabilitation and nan deceased for due funeral successful their homeland,” said a connection by a group representing immoderate hostages’ families.
Israel and Hamas are besides nether unit from outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden and Trump to scope a woody earlier nan Jan. 20 inauguration.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said this week a woody is “very close” and he hoped to complete it earlier handing complete diplomacy to nan incoming Trump administration. But U.S. officials person expressed akin optimism connected respective occasions complete nan past year.
Issues successful nan talks person included which hostages would beryllium released successful nan first portion of a phased ceasefire deal, which Palestinian prisoners would beryllium released and nan grade of immoderate Israeli unit withdrawal from organization centers successful Gaza.
Hamas and different groups killed immoderate 1,200 group and took astir 250 hostages into Gaza successful nan onslaught that started nan war. A truce successful November 2023 freed much than 100 hostages, while others person been rescued aliases their remains person been recovered complete nan past year. The Israeli subject says it has killed complete 17,000 militants successful its offensive, without providing evidence.
via Associated Press
Inside Gaza
On Saturday, an airstrike killed a 5-year-old woman and 2 antheral relatives successful Deir al-Balah successful cardinal Gaza, according to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, wherever an AP squad saw them.
The girl’s body, successful a pinkish sweater, was wrapped successful foil and placed connected nan level of nan morgue. Her begetter knelt and pressed his look to hers. “God!” he cried.
Another Israeli airstrike killed astatine slightest 8 Palestinians including 2 children and 2 women successful a school-turned-shelter successful bluish Gaza, according to nan Civil Defense, first responders affiliated pinch nan Hamas-run government. It said nan onslaught connected nan Halawa schoolhouse that shelters displaced group successful nan Jabaliya area besides wounded 30 others, including 19 children.
Israel’s subject said it struck a Hamas bid halfway astatine a erstwhile schoolhouse successful Jabaliya, without giving evidence.
And a onslaught killed 4 group connected a thoroughfare successful Gaza City, said Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal. Overall, Gaza’s Health Ministry said astatine slightest 32 bodies had arrived astatine hospitals successful nan past 24 hours.
“I inquire nan world, do you perceive us? Do we exist?” said Hamza Saleh, 1 of nan immense mostly of Gaza’s 2.3 cardinal residents who person been displaced. He said Friday successful nan confederate metropolis of Khan Younis arsenic children and others jostled for nutrient aid, while hunger grows.
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Melzer reported from Nahariya, Israel.
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