The official Israeli Broadcasting Authority said on Thursday that Qatar informed Tel Aviv that the Islamic Resistance Movement (agitation) decided to suspend negotiations on a prisoner and detainee exchange deal.
The authority quoted two sources it described as familiar with the details of the discussions, saying that “Hamas” conveyed to the Qatari mediators that it “demands that Israel withdraw all its forces from the Gaza Strip from the first phase of the deal (prisoner exchange) and end the war.”
There was no comment from Doha on what was reported by the Israeli authority.
This week, Israeli and American media reported that Israel submitted a proposal to the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) to conclude a deal to release detainees in… Gaza In exchange for a temporary halt to the war on the Strip.
The American website Axios reported – citing two Israeli officials – that the proposal presented by Tel Aviv to Hamas through the Qatari and Egyptian mediators includes a cessation of the war for two months during which all Israeli detainees in Gaza will be released, but Hamas has repeatedly stressed that it will not accept any formula that does not include a cessation. of war and the withdrawal of the occupation forces.
Qatar played a major role in reaching a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel on November 24, which lasted for a week, according to which 240 Palestinian prisoners in occupation prisons were released in exchange for 80 Israeli detainees.