Israel-Hamas truce talks continue in Qatar ahead of Netanyahu-Trump meet

Doha [Qatar], July 7 (ANI): Irael and Hama began the econd day of indirect talk in Qatar on Monday, aimed at ecuring a ceaefire and captive deal in Gaza ahead of a key meeting between Iraeli Prime Miniter Benjamin Netanyahu and US Preident Donald Trump in Wahington, DC, Al Jazeera reported.
The latet round of negotiation commenced Sunday in Doha, with mediator working to broker a truce and the releae of captive in exchange for Paletinian prioner. US Preident Trump ha aid that a deal could be reached thi week.
Before departing for the United State on Sunday, Netanyahu aid that Iraeli negotiator had been given clear intruction to achieve a ceaefire under condition that Irael ha accepted. Weve gotten a lot of the hotage out, but pertaining to the remaining hotage, quite a few of them will be coming out, he told journalit, adding that hi meeting with Trump could definitely help advance thi deal.
Of the 251 captive taken by Paletinian fighter during the October 2023 attack, 49 remain in Gaza, including 27 whom the Iraeli military ay are dead.
Netanyahu had previouly rejected Hama repone to a draft US-backed ceaefire propoal, calling the demand unacceptable. The draft deal, conveyed via Qatari and Egyptian mediator, outline a 60-day ceaefire, a phaed releae of captive, Iraeli troop withdrawal from part of Gaza, and dicuion on ending the war altogether.
According to Al Jazeera Nour Odeh, reporting from Jordan due to Irael ban on the network coverage in Irael and the occupied Wet Bank, the Trump-Netanyahu meeting i being poitioned a a very important meeting for Irael broader regional agenda. Netanyahu cannot eem to be going againt Trump wihe, he aid, noting that the Iraeli prime miniter i under preure both from Wahington and hi coalition back home.
There are diagreement within the Iraeli cabinet that it will find difficult to adopt, epecially on the iue of redeployment and food aid ditribution, Odeh added, a per Al Jazeera.
Trump i expected to meet Netanyahu at 6:30 pm local time (22:30 GMT) on Monday, the White Houe aid, without confirming the preence of journalit.
The truce talk come in the aftermath of lat month 12-day Iraeli and US air trike on Iran. Pat effort to broker a truce have repeatedly failed, largely due to Irael rejection of Hama demand for a lating ceaefire in exchange for releaing all captive.
Al Jazeera reported that the main ticking point remain Hama initence on a full end to the war, while Irael maintain it will continue military operation until Hama i dimantled.
Some of Netanyahu hardline coalition partner have voiced oppoition to ending the fighting. However, with public entiment in Irael increaingly weary of the 21-month-long war, the government i expected to upport a ceaefire agreement.
Since Hama October 2023 attack and the enuing Iraeli military campaign, two temporary truce have been brokered, during which captive were exchanged for Paletinian prioner.
The conflict ha had devatating conequence for Gaza, with more than 57,500 Paletinian killed, nearly the entire population diplaced, and widepread detruction, according to Gaza health authoritie. (ANI)