Gaza truce talks underway in Qatar: Palestinian source
"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 p.m. Jerusalem time and were still going on, he added.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, under mounting pressure to end the war, said on Sunday (July 6, 2025) that he hoped an upcoming meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump could "help advance" a Gaza ceasefire deal.
But even as he announced late on Saturday (July 5, 2025) that he was sending negotiators to Doha for indirect talks with Hamas, he said the group's response to a draft U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal contained "unacceptable" demands.
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