Israel’s prime minister sent a delegation of senior officials to Qatar and assured that there was “progress” in the negotiations.
Before leaving the White House, Joe Biden intensifies its efforts to reach an agreement on the ceasefire in Loop and the release of the hostages held by Hamas from October 7, 2023. This Sunday, the president of USA met with the prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahuwho stated that there was “progress” in negotiations with the Islamist terrorist group.
”The prime minister spoke with the American president about progress in negotiations for the release of our hostages and updated him on the mandate he has given to the negotiating team in Doha, which aims to advance the release of the hostages”Netanyahu’s office reported in a statement.
This Saturday, the Israeli president sent a delegation of senior officials to Qatar to advance ceasefire talks. Among the representatives, the directors of the Mossad and the Shin Bet David Barnea and Ronen Bar, the representative of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Nitzan Alon, and the political advisor to the Prime Minister Ophir Falk traveled.
The White House also issued a statement after the meeting where they stressed that Biden “underlined the immediate need for a ceasefire in Loop and the return of the hostages with a increased humanitarian aid thanks to the cessation of fighting under the agreement.”
The two leaders also discussed “the fundamentally changed regional circumstances following the ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, the fall of the Al-Assad regime in Syria and the weakening of Iran’s power in the region“added the White House.
In addition to the United States, they are working on peace talks Qatar and Egypt more than a year ago. Until now, Israel was not represented by high-level officials in the indirect negotiations that resumed last weekend.
During their call, Netanyahu also thanked Biden for all his support for Israel and “the extraordinary support of the United States for the security and national defense of Israel,” the White House said.
On the other hand, the vice president-elect, J.D. Vancehe told the program “Fox News Sunday” in an interview recorded Saturday that hopes a agreement for the release of American hostages in the Middle East in the final days of the Biden Administrationmaybe in the last day or two. President-elect Donald Trump, an unwavering supporter of Israel, strongly supported Netanyahu’s goal of destroying Hamas.
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