5th round of Israel-Hamas talks said to end without progress, with Palestinian official blaming Israel

9 July 2025, 2:16 am

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A fifth round of proximity talks in Qatar on a potential Israel-Hamas deal for a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza has ended without significant progress, the Saudi Asharq News outlet reports, citing unnamed “informed sources.”

A Palestinian official is cited as claiming matters are “at a standstill,” charging that the Israeli negotiations team is “limiting itself to listening rather than negotiating” and consulting on “every issue” with officials back in Israel.

The official claims the Israeli team lacks authority to make actual decisions, and that this is “a continuation of the stalling policy of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to obstruct any potential agreement.”