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Official warns against expecting quick agreement in Gaza talks
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleAn unnamed official briefed on Gaza talks taking place in Egypt says negotiations kicking off today will likely not be quick, despite Israeli and US demands that the process be wrapped up within days.
“Negotiations will last at least a few days if not longer. There won’t likely be a quick agreement because the goal is to reach agreement on a comprehensive deal with all details worked out before the ceasefire can begin to be implemented,” says the official, whose origin is not detailed.
“Hamas and Israel have agreed to the fundamentals of the Trump 20-point plan. The next phase or phases of talks are designed to tackle the specific details, which in the past has been a lengthy process,” the official adds.
A previous ceasefire saw mediators secure an agreement on a first phase while leaving the rest to be negotiated later, only for the whole process to collapse within short order.
The official says mediators have a long list of difficult issues to get Israel and Hamas to agree upon, ranging from logistics like the details and timeline for a withdrawal of Israeli forces inside Gaza to the fine print of a transfer of Gaza governance away from Hamas and the formation of an International Stabilization Force envisioned as part of Trump’s plan.
A Hamas source tells Reuters that the disarmament of the group is another thorny issue, insisting that it will only lay down its arms when Israel ends its occupation and a Palestinian state is created.
The Times of Israel Community.