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Tuesday, March 12, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Hamas official: Mediators working to advance deal, but Israel must meet terror group’s conditions
Protesters call for the release of hostages held by terrorists in Gaza, outside the US Embassy Branch Office in Tel Aviv, March 5, 2024. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
Hamas official Mohammad Nazzal says that while negotiations for a potential hostage deal and temporary ceasefire at an impasse, mediators are still working to try to advance an agreement.
“The negotiations have not stopped. It has reached an impasse in recent days, but Qatar and Egypt are working hard to continue it,” he tells Al Jazeera, according to the Kan public broadcaster.
“Hamas responds to the mediators and is trying to cooperate positively, but [Primes Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu is a stumbling block to any understanding. The negotiations will not stop until Netanyahu meets Hamas’s conditions,” Nazzal says, without giving further details.
