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Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Progress reported in Doha talks on matter of humanitarian aid deliveries to Gaza during ceasefire
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
On the third day of hostage deal and ceasefire negotiations in Doha, Qatari newspaper Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reports that there has been progress on the clause regarding the mechanism for bringing humanitarian aid into Gaza.
It notes that Hamas is demanding that during a ceasefire aid be brought into the Strip by the United Nations, rather than the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
The newspaper also reports that US envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to arrive in Doha this coming Friday or Saturday.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said during a Monday press briefing that Witkoff would fly to Doha later in the week in order to advance the negotiations, although a US official speaking to The Times of Israel said this would happen on Tuesday, not over the weekend.
The Times of Israel Community.