US EditionFirst Round of Israel-Hamas Truce Talks End without Progress
DOHA, QATAR, JUL 7 – Indirect negotiations aimed at ceasefire and hostage release ended without progress due to limited Israeli delegation powers, despite positive responses to mediator proposals, Palestinian sources said.
- The initial session of indirect negotiations concerning a ceasefire and hostage release between Israel and Hamas took place in Doha on July 6, 2025, but concluded without reaching any agreement.
- The talks followed Hamas's demand for a full Israel Defense Force withdrawal from Gaza and occurred just before Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's third US trip.
- Netanyahu stated that Israeli negotiators were tasked with securing a ceasefire agreement based on terms accepted by Israel, while also working to free approximately 50 hostages still held captive.
- Dana Stroul criticized Netanyahu for restricting his options by declaring the goal of the IDF in Gaza as complete military victory, while failing to outline realistic political objectives for the opposing party.
- Renewed talks and Netanyahu’s US visit aim to advance a truce, but antithetical objectives and limited Israeli negotiating mandates make durable progress uncertain.
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Talks on a ceasefire between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas will resume today in the Qatari capital Doha, according to a Palestinian source spoken to by AFP.
In Qatar, there have been new indirect negotiations between Israel and the Hamas terrorist organization on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Deir Al-Balah., Israeli air strikes yesterday left 82 Palestinians dead in the strip, including 43 in Gaza City, while an inconclusive round of indirect negotiations ended, to achieve a ceasefire, between envoys of the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Hamas, in Doha.
The first round of indirect talks on a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel seems to have ended without results, according to insiders in Qatar. Two Palestinian people familiar with the matter told Reuters that the Israeli delegation had not had sufficient mandate to reach an agreement with Hamas. On Sunday, Israeli head of government Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he had "clearly given instructions" to the Israeli delegation during the ceasefi…
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