Optimism of negotiators about reaching a ceasefire agreement in Gaza

According to the report of Fars International News Agency, CNN announced the continuation of intensive negotiations to achieve a cease-fire agreement in Gaza and reported, citing two sources close to the issue: the draft agreement that proposed and is on the negotiating table, he has proposed the release of Israeli prisoners held by Hamas in exchange for a 4- or 5-day ceasefire. The text of the agreement has been going back and forth between the parties for 4 weeks. Negotiators from various countries, including senior officials of the Joe Biden administration, have expressed optimism about progress toward an agreement for the first time since the war began.

Officials familiar with the negotiations say that differences in The main issues are being closed, and while there is a possibility that the full negotiations will fail, there is also a possibility of an agreement in the next few days. The White House said: I think we are closer to an agreement than at any other time when these negotiations began. He did not mention the details of the agreement and continued to emphasize that there is no final agreement yet.

Some Israeli media also reported on Monday morning the possibility of establishing a ceasefire in Gaza for 5 years. According to these sources, this agreement consists of two stages, the first stage of which is the release of 50 Israeli women and children in exchange for a 5-day ceasefire. and Palestinian children are captives in the occupied territories. However, the exact number is not yet known.

Yesterday, the Prime Minister of Qatar announced that the parties are close to reaching a humanitarian ceasefire.

The Prime Minister of Qatar said in a press conference with the EU foreign policy official on Saturday: “Obstacles have been raised in the [prisoner] exchange agreement; But we have become more confident that we are close to an agreement. The challenges in negotiations are easy, they are logistical and practical and we can overcome them. The people of Gaza are hungry and thirsty and in need of fuel and electricity.” However, the Israeli media have also reported internal differences in the Zionist regime regarding the ceasefire. A senior political official in Tel Aviv has emphasized that the Hamas kidnapping deal is not true.

This political source has denied that a ceasefire is imminent as part of a deal to release the Zionist hostages.

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