Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo AFP

 

CAIRO – Indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas towards a ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip have started in Qatar, a Palestinian official familiar with the talks told AFP late Sunday.

“Negotiations are about implementation mechanisms and hostage exchange, and positions are being exchanged through mediators,” the official said. The talks began at around 9:30 pm Jerusalem time and were still going on, he added.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, under mounting pressure to end the war, said Sunday that he hoped an upcoming meeting with US President Donald Trump could “help advance” a Gaza ceasefire deal.

But even as he announced late Saturday that he was sending negotiators to Doha for indirect talks with Hamas, he said the group’s response to a draft US-backed ceasefire proposal contained “unacceptable” demands. – AFP

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