No Progress on Hostage Deal, Israeli Official Says

No Progress on Hostage Deal, Israeli Official Says

JERUSALEM – Following Mossad Director David Barnea’s visit to Qatar, an Israeli official told the Jerusalem Post that as of now, there is “no chance” of bridging the wide gaps between Israel and Hamas. Hamas continues to demand a full end to the war with international guarantees, something Israel refuses without Hamas’s removal from power […]

Israel, Hamas remain apart on hostage deal after Barnea’s Qatar visit

"If the positions of Israel and Hamas remain as they are now, then the gaps are unbridgeable for reaching an agreement," the official stated.

More open to an agreement that would extend beyond the ceasefire in Gaza, aiming for a lasting solution to the crisis with Israel, seems to be Hamas, according to… Fidan: Hamas prefers a lasting peace agreement with Israel - ΙΝΑΦΤΕΜΟΠΟΡΙΚΙ

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said that talks with Hamas in recent days have shown that the armed Palestinian group is more open to an agreement that would extend beyond the Gaza ceasefire and aim for a lasting solution to the crisis with Israel. On April 19, Fidan and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin held talks with Hamas officials in Ankara to discuss the latest ceasefire efforts and the situation in Gaza.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a press conference with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

Qatar's Prime Minister Abdulrahman al-Thani said he “saw progress in the Gaza talks on Thursday.” He reports it to Jazeera. In Doha in recent days, the head of Mossad, David Barnea, arrived in Doha, who would have met al-Thani himself. The Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, at the press conference with the premier, said that “Hamas is more willing to accept an agreement that goes beyond a ceasefire and aims to find a long-term solution to th…