Speaking at the pledging conference of United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East in New York, USA yesterday, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that it is time for both parties, Israel and Hamas, to show the political courage and political will to reach a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip.
Egyptian media reports that ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel in Gaza, mediated by Qatar and Egypt, are set to resume next week. Israel is awaiting Hamas’s response to the ceasefire offer.
Israeli and US delegations, who were in Doha for negotiations, have returned home for consultations. The current agreement being discussed includes the exchange of hostages and prisoners, with plans for further talks on a permanent ceasefire and the release of additional hostages.
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