US EditionWitkoff to host new Gaza talks as Israel-Hamas ceasefire appears stalled
Miami talks led by Steve Witkoff aim to move Gaza ceasefire to Phase 2, including disarmament of Hamas and international security force deployment, officials said.
- Steve Witkoff, a U.S. envoy, will host mediators from Qatar, Egypt and Turkey in Miami on Friday to review Phase 2 of the ceasefire agreement.
- The U.S.-brokered truce took effect on Oct. 10 but has stalled amid mutual violations, while Gaza faces severe shortages and more than 70,660 Palestinians have been killed.
- Phase 2 would require an international security force, a technocratic governing body, Hamas disarmament, and Israeli withdrawals, while Hakan Fidan, Turkey's foreign minister, and Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Qatari prime minister, confirmed their participation despite Israel's opposition.
- Neither the Board of Peace nor the international security force have yet assembled, leaving Phase 2 unready, while Israel's demand for Ran Gvili's remains complicates progress.
- The oversight framework places the Board of Peace chaired by President Donald Trump at the center as Hamas calls for more international pressure to open border crossings and allow aid, amid the Oct. 7, 2023 attack killing 1,200 and taking 251 hostages.
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Qatar and Egypt, which serve as mediators as well as guarantors of the ceasefire in the Palestinian territory ravaged by two years of war, have recently called for the transition to the next phase of the US President's plan.
by Claudia De Martino On 9 October Israel and Hamas signed a limited ceasefire agreement, which concerned the first phase of the Trump plan: the release of hostages and prisoners, the cessation of hostilities, the partial withdrawal of Israel and an increase in humanitarian aid in the Strip.The Trump plan was then approved in another document, United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803 of 17 November, which authorised a transitional governm…
The next phase envisaged the disarmament of Hamas, the withdrawal of the Israeli army, the creation of transitional authorities and the deployment of an international force.
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Witkoff to host new Gaza talks as Israel-Hamas ceasefire appears stalled
President Donald Trump’s key peace envoy will host new Gaza talks with Arab and Muslim officials on Friday in Miami, a State Department official tells the AP.
Witkoff to Host New Gaza Talks as Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Appears ...
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