Israel resumed indirect negotiations with Hamas in Qatar for a ceasefire and hostage release deal as fresh airstrikes killed over 30 people in Gaza. The Israeli Defence Minister confirmed the talks, saying efforts are underway to free hostages seized during the October attack, including the release of a video by Hamas showing a captive Israeli soldier.
Israel confirmed on Saturday that negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal had resumed in Qatar, as rescuers said more than 30 people had been killed in fresh bombardment of the territory.
The minister told relatives of one of the hostages, woman soldier Liri Albag, that “efforts are under way to free the hostages, notably the Israeli delegation which left yesterday for negotiations in Qatar”, his office said. In the undated, three-and-half-minute recording that AFP has not been able to verify, the 19-year-old conscript called in Hebrew for the Israeli government to secure her release.
In December, Qatar expressed optimism that “momentum” was returning to the talks following the US election of Donald Trump, who takes office in 16 days.As the clock ticks down to the handover of power in Washington, the outgoing administration of President Joe Biden notified Congress of an $8 billion arms sale to Israel, a source familiar with the plan said on Saturday.
The Israeli army said the five had been “implicated in terrorist activities” and were not escorting aid trucks at the time of the strike.AFP images showed Palestine Red Crescent paramedics in Gaza City moving the body of one of their colleagues, his green jacket laid over the blanket that covered his corpse.
GAZA CEASEFIRE HOSTAGES ISRAEL HAMAS
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