Israel, Hamas deny studies of ‘breakthrough’ in Gaza ceasefire talks

Hours after a report urged that there had been “important breakthroughs” in Gaza hostage talks, an Israeli supply on Tuesday dismissed the claims, saying there was no progress since an Israeli negotiating staff arrived in Cairo on Monday night time.

In line with a Occasions of Israel report, the official mentioned “Israel is working tirelessly with the People and the mediators with the aim of advancing a deal to free our hostages, however as of now, no settlement has been reached.”

Whereas talking to Palestine At the moment, a Hamas official additionally confirmed that no progress has been made, saying the group has not been introduced with new concepts and stressing its opposition to any partial or short-term agreements.

The denial follows claims by Egyptian safety sources to Reuters on Monday {that a} “important breakthrough” had been achieved within the ceasefire talks. Nevertheless, the sources acknowledged that key points, together with Hamas’s weapons, remained unresolved.

In latest weeks, Israel has insisted on Hamas’s full disarmament as a precondition for any ceasefire deal — a requirement the group has firmly rejected, calling its weapons a “crimson line.”

“We’re open to any severe proposals to finish the battle,” Hamas official Taher al-Nunu was quoted as saying on April 26, however emphasised, “the weapons of resistance will not be negotiable.”

Israel has warned it can launch a full-scale offensive throughout Gaza if talks stall. Officers say present operations, which have seen the military seize round half the territory, are supposed to strain Hamas moderately than remove it totally.

A broader assault would contain mass reservist mobilisation and expanded army operations, the Israeli military has mentioned.

In the meantime, all Gaza border crossings stay shut, halting support supply. Hundreds of UNRWA support vehicles are caught exterior, and hospitals face imminent collapse on account of important shortages in medical provides.

On April 16, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz declared that Tel Aviv would block all humanitarian support, calling it a key software to strain Hamas.

The UN, Human Rights Watch, and different rights teams have accused Israel of weaponizing hunger in violation of worldwide regulation.

Israel resumed its offensive in Gaza on March 18 after a January ceasefire collapsed, saying it will sustain strain on Hamas till it frees the remaining hostages nonetheless held within the enclave. As much as 24 of them are believed to be nonetheless alive.

With inputs from companies