Waffenruhe in the Middle East: Hope for breakthrough before bidding farewell!
Waffenruhe in the Middle East: Hope for breakthrough before bidding farewell!
The national security advisor of President Joe Biden, Jake Sullivan, recently said that there was cautious chances of a deal for a ceasefire and the release of hostages in the Middle East. Sullivan emphasized that one was "very, very close", but the goal has not yet been reached. Negotiations under US mediation are currently taking place in Qatar, and Sullivan was determined to drive the talks to the end of Biden's term.
The possibility that a deal will be reached before January 20, but he cannot predict this with certainty. Biden is informed about the status of the negotiations every day and plans to speak to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. There are concerns that Hamas could not move as desired in this process, similar to that has been reported in the past that the talks are being promoted.
Current developments in the negotiations
Both sides accuse each other of delaying the conclusion of an agreement, the main quantity of which is the question of a permanent ceasefire. Israel calls for a list of the hostages recorded in the Gaza Strip, while Hamas demands a break from fighting to clarify the place of residence and state of health of the hostages. Israel considers this as advanced and rejects the demand for the end of the war. According to current reports, more than a million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip suffer hunger and Israel's air strikes on the Gaza Strip are on. According to the Palestinian information, at least 46 people were killed in these attacks.
The Israeli army stated that they had attacked a Hamas command center in Chan Junis. This attack is said to have taken place in an area defined as a humanitarian zone, with six Palestinians killed in Chan Junis and another 40 in the city of Gaza and the surrounding area. The information on the two sides is not independent for the time being, which underlines the complexity of the current situation.
Radio Herford reported about the comments from Sullivan, while ZDF explained the developments of the negotiations between Israel and Hamas in detail.
-transmitted by West-East media
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