Hamas optimistic about hostage negotiations as delegation heads to Qatar

“There’s a good likelihood that hostage negotiations will succeed this time”, senior Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouk instructed the Qatari every day al-Araby al-Jadeed, in keeping with a Occasions of Israel report.

His feedback come as a Hamas delegation is claimed to depart Cairo for Doha right this moment to proceed talks with mediators.

In the meantime, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has additionally accepted a delegation to renew ceasefire negotiations in Qatar, his workplace stated on Thursday in a press release.

Earlier, Occasions of Israel reported that no Israeli delegation is predicted to participate within the talks tomorrow.

Hamas’s optimism contrasts with current Israeli assessments indicating that negotiations have stalled because of the group’s refusal to supply a listing of dwelling hostages for launch.

One other Hamas official Jihad Taha instructed a Qatari outlet that the Hamas delegation has met with Egyptian, Qatari, and Turkish mediators in Cairo “with a purpose to overcome the obstacles and situations put not too long ago by the Israeli facet with the objective to proceed the aggression towards our folks,” including that “Hamas is dealing positively and overtly with all the problems.”

He emphasised that “Hamas is partaking positively and overtly with all points.”

Based on the report, citing Al-Araby al-Jadeed, discussions in Cairo targeted on probably suspending negotiations on sure contentious factors till after the primary part of a ceasefire.

The report means that this proposal, which Hamas is claimed to have accepted, will likely be offered to the Israeli facet in hopes of reaching an settlement earlier than US President-elect Donald Trump takes workplace on January 20.

Nevertheless, the timeline and placement for future conferences between mediators and an Israeli delegation stay unclear, added the report.

Israeli officers have accused Hamas of reverting to a inflexible stance that obstructs progress in the direction of a deal, regardless of earlier indications of a potential softening. In the meantime, Hamas claims that Israel has launched new calls for, inflicting delays within the negotiations.

Based on Arab mediators chatting with The Wall Avenue Journal on Tuesday, talks have reached a impasse, as each side have intensified their calls for past what the opposite is prepared to simply accept.

The report stated that Israel is insisting that solely dwelling hostages be launched within the preliminary part of any potential settlement, whereas Hamas is demanding that the primary group of roughly 30 hostages consists of deceased people.

Hamas has additionally reiterated its demand for a everlasting cessation of hostilities, a dedication that Israel is unwilling to make, added the report.

With inputs from businesses