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According to CCTV News, Israel's Public Broadcasting Corporation reported on the night of August 16 local time, citing a senior IDF official as saying that the Israeli military's operations in the Gaza Strip have "basically ended."

This is a photo taken from the Israeli side of the border between Israel and Gaza on August 11 showing the smoke rising from the Gaza Strip after the attack (Source: Xinhua News Agency)

The official said the Israeli army has the ability to re-enter the Gaza Strip after "obtaining new intelligence", but given that the armed forces of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) have been "almost destroyed", the fighting inside the Gaza Strip "has generally ended."

In addition, the report also mentioned that the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation quoted a senior Israeli official on the evening of the 16th as saying that in a new round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations held in Doha, the capital of Qatar, the parties "did make progress" on several controversial issues in the agreement.

A new round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations began in Doha on the 15th. Participants included officials from Israel, Qatar, the United States and Egypt. Hamas did not send representatives to the meeting, but indirectly participated in the negotiations through the mediator's "message".

According to Xinhua News Agency, citing Reuters, this round of negotiations began on the 15th and lasted until the evening of the same day. The parties involved continued consultations on the 16th. John Kirby, strategic communication coordinator of the White House National Security Council, said at a press conference that the focus of this round of negotiations is to bridge the differences and implement a framework agreement that has been "generally accepted" by both Israel and Hamas. This round of negotiations is "crucial", "the remaining obstacles can be overcome, but we must make the negotiation process have a result", and "today is a hopeful start".

According to reports, Qatar, the United States and Egypt issued a joint statement on the 16th saying that the new round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations was "constructive" and the atmosphere was positive. Senior government officials from the three countries will hold talks in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, before next weekend with the goal of finalizing the agreement.

Jimu News integrates CCTV news and Xinhua News Agency

(Source: Jimu News)