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A new round of Gaza ceasefire talks was held in Qatar, Hamas was absent on the first day of talks

2024-08-16

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On August 15, local time, a new round of ceasefire negotiations in the Gaza Strip was held in Doha, the capital of Qatar. Representatives from Qatar, Egypt, the United States, and Israel attended the talks, while the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) was absent from the talks that day.

On August 12, local time, in the Gaza Strip

The Israeli delegation participating in this round of negotiations was led by David Banea, Director of the Israeli Intelligence and Secret Service (Mossad), Ronan Barr, head of the Israeli National Security Service (Shin Bet), and Nitzan Alon, a representative of the Israel Defense Forces. The US representatives were CIA Director Burns and Brett McGurk, the coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa affairs of the US National Security Council. Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed and Egyptian General Intelligence Director Kamel also participated in the talks.

John Kirby, spokesman for the White House National Security Council, said on the 15th that Qatar and Egypt will convey the content of the talks to Hamas. John Kirby also said that the resumption of the Gaza ceasefire negotiations in Qatar is "a good start", but he does not expect an agreement to be reached immediately because there is still a lot of work to be done and the negotiations may last until the 16th. He said that the framework of the ceasefire agreement has been basically agreed upon by all parties, but there are still differences in the implementation of the agreement, and refused to disclose the specific details of the differences. He also said that the remaining obstacles in the negotiation process can be overcome, and all parties must end the negotiation process and reach an agreement to ease regional tensions.